Chip On The Top-front Of My Tooth (not At The Bottom)

[emcmaster]

About a week and a half ago, I was getting ready for be and brushing my teeth. I happened to look in the mirror and see a small indention in one of my front teeth in the center of the tooth, near the top. At first I thought it was a speck of food or something but upon further inspection, I realized that a small piece of my tooth had chipped off. I've had the bottom of my teeth (or the top, if it's a bottom tooth), chip a tiny bit but didn't know that it was really possible to have the surface of your tooth chip.

I've been gluten-free for nearly 3 years. I've been glutened a lot recently and am wondering if I have some major nutritional deficiencies. I'm a healthy eater - get loads of veggies, lots of protein, plenty of calcium (through skim milk and yogurt), etc. and I take a multivitamin plus extra magnesium daily.

Is this a Celiac problem or something random that happened to me? I need to make a dentist appointment for next week to check on this.

[jerseyangel]

Hi Elizabeth,

Celiac can definately cause enamel problems. Before I was diagnosed, my front tooth chipped for no apparent reason and I had to have it bonded.

Although I have had only one cavity up until now, I've had 3 chipped teeth and one tooth that actually broke. It was a wisdom tooth, so I opted to have it pulled.

[emcmaster]

Thanks for the quick response Patti.

I'm a bit concerned right now as I've also been having floating stools. So combined with the tooth enamel problems, it looks like I am definitely have nutrient absorption problems.

[princesskill]

i have several fillings that wernt cavities but "holes" in my enamel. i had one in my front tooth in the middle of the tooth. i didnt understand why i was getting these random holes in my teeth but now i know it was probably due to being celiac.