Dear Kaye:

I don’t have enamel on top front of my two front teeth that are directly in the middle of my mouth and they are also slightly rough to the touch. I never made much of it until my             peridonist (sp?) made a comment about it. He went on to say that I could have some sort of sealant put over it if I wanted to. That seem like to much trouble for me for something that I never gave much thought to. After that he never mentioned it again. I have a beautiful smile and my teeth are perfectly straight and that is a lot more that many people can say. The reason that I was at the peridonist was for receding gums and I found it interesting that on the patient admit form that it was asked twice in two different ways if I took cortisones and also for how long.  

I don’t know if loss of enamel has anything to do with taking cortisones but I thought it was interesting that you posted about it. Maybe, in the formation of the teeth somehow taking the cortisone disrupts some of it or maybe it’s some other reason all together  (smile) nothing is perfect.

When I was younger, I took the med in pill form but also at times had liqiud to. My foster mother wrote about this in her notes (cira 1970) that for the most part it was the pills but also when we went out, I had liquid drops instead.   

Good luck,

Aimee