A member asked:

If i take doxycycline for 14 days, will my teeth turn yellow? i know it happens to children, but what about any adverse dental effects in adults?

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Dr. Cornelius Oleary answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Doxycycline: Studies show that Doxycycline may rarely stain adult permanent dentition however these effects are rare and reversible. Read:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17016895 Studies also show this drug is safer in children less than 8 than previously thought: http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(15)00135-3/abstract

Answered 2/1/2017

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