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A member asked:
Will a inhaler make my teeth more likely to break?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No...: Not unless you use it as a weapon. "inhalers" deliver many different types of medications; mostly bronchodilators and steroids. Used properly, they should have no effect on your teeth. Actually, even used improperly i cannot envision how they could affect your teeth.
Answered 12/20/2012
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No: There are 2 most common inhalers used in asthma also know as reactive airway disease: these are albuterol which is a bronchodialator (opens up the lungs immediately) and steroids ( which open up the airways reducing inflammation over time). Both of which usually do not affect teeth. The steroid inhaler can cause a fungal infection in the mouth (thrush, like babies get), so it is rec to rinse mouth.
Answered 7/20/2012
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