DOES ANYONE HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR TEETH AFTER LOSING SO MUCH WEIGHT?

[SKNYMEBY47 24]

I have recently discovered an issue I started having with my teeth. I am currently still pre-op, but I've had to lose, at the request of my surgeon, 25lbs before surgery. I've noticed that as I've been losing this pre-op weight it seems like my teeth are getting too big for my mouth, I know that sounds kind of weird but the reason I say that is because I have a couple of canker sores in my mouth that won't go away because my teeth keep cutting into my cheeks and this only started as I began losing so much weight.

So I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced the same type of thing after they started losing weight after surgery? And what did you do about it? I don't have dental insurance and don't have a ton of money to spend on all kinds of dental work (that stuff is so expensive) so I'm trying to figure out of it is just a "phase" I'm going through or will I continue to have trouble after surgery when I start losing more weight?

Thanks.

[CherryBlossom79 11]

Is it not possible that the skin on the inside is getting loser just like the skin on the outside can. So you are biting in to it because it is getting in the way of your teeth more easely. Not that the teeth them selves are bigger or taking up more space.

[SKNYMEBY47 24]

Is it not possible that the skin on the inside is getting loser just like the skin on the outside can. So you are biting in to it because it is getting in the way of your teeth more easely. Not that the teeth them selves are bigger or taking up more space.

You may have something there, cause it is my cheeks...

[khaw 10]

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I'm a dental hygienist. There is no way it's your teeth. Your teeth are how they are. They won't get bigger or smaller. They can shift with age but that's about it. It's most likely just your cheeks and your skin adjusting. You can do warm salt Water rinses. Also your aphthous ulcers (canker sores) can also be due o your change in diet. If they get too uncomfortable you can call your dentist and they should have some stuff they can put on them that burns like heck but it will heal them faster! I hope this helps!