Suboxone Class Action??? $2K dental bill!!

I was prescribed Soboxone for 2 years and my teeth are rotten at the gun now, brittle, falling out, and extremely painful. My teeth were beautiful before Soboxone, and now it looks like I have "meth mouth", (I've never used meth in my life). I know others that say they now have dental problems from taking Soboxone too. Please, please let me know if a class action is filed because I am suffering by the minute, and i don't have the financial means to fix my teeth. No amount of money can give me back what Soboxone took from me. Please contact me with any information r.e. a class action or for more information about my experience.

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I have the same dental problems, I am devastated. Almost every tooth has cavities, holes and now I need 11 extractions. I take good care of my teeth. I am so disgusted that suboxone had ruined my teeth, I also get extremely cold and hot. Trying to get off sub as soon as possible! 20k dental bill

I'm so mad its beyond words I've been on this for 10 years now. I have 5 teeth left and even with dental insurance I can't get dentures I was put on this in rehab I can't believe they give addicts a drug so strong then give them a choice to stay on it. But I have no idea what to do I'm 39 yrs old and meth addicts look better than I do I want to know why I was not informed of this before because no way would I be toothless right now.

I have been on Suboxone for 9 years. I was started on it during on my first day of treatment at a 3 month inpatient facility. I have no dental decay because I brush and floss regularly, as well as use a mouth rinse 1-2 times/day. That being said, I don't think there should be a class action lawsuit for the dental issue. There's no proof that Suboxone is responsible for poor dental health and any clever attorney would never take that case. I do however believe the class action lawsuit should be the practical impossibility of detoxing from Suboxone . I have tried several times to go from 8/2 film down to 2mg, but have been unable to do so because of the intense effect on my mood. I'm a physician but I can't practice medicine while tapering off this c**p, so I'm stuck taking it for now.
I'm also angry that I'm stuck paying for it, that I'm forced to see a doctor monthly to get my prescription, get drug tested and fill my prescription that is markedly overpriced for a drug I no longer need. I hate when I see a physician and all they see is a drug addict. I also worry that I may one day present to the ER in tremendous pain, but don't get adequately, either because the doctor doesn't understand how to adequately medicate a patient on Suboxone, or because they see me, once again, as an addict and could care less whether I'm medicated at all.
I am a physician who has prescribed Suboxone to many addicts. I counsel them on all the above

I’m in Ontario, Canada. I was given Suboxone on March 7th, 2015 to help me with my addiction to Percocets that I had been dealing with since January 2011 from an accident in which I had a compound fracture of my right radius and ulna. I’m still on Suboxone ODT, 24mgs/day. I have numerous pictures of my teeth over the years and only in the last 2 1/2 years have my teeth began to decay MASSIVELY! My teeth have never been perfect mind you, i had some fillings done before I was taking Suboxone but not to any extent that they are now. I’ve been getting dental treatment for the last year and half consistently and even the dentist is shocked at how fast a cavities is blowing up into a root canal. I have x-rays on my dental file of every 6 months for the last 3 years and every single one gets drastically worse than the next. I’ve never had a tooth extraction before starting Suboxone, never had a root canal, never even heard of crowns, bridges, special whitening procedures, flipper plates, because there was never a need to tell me about that stuff because my teeth were BEAUTIFUL! I’ve had both upper 2nd molars pulled, I’ve had 5 root canals done, 11 fillings, and I had my top right canine tooth crack off 2 months ago to which I now have a partial plate put in because there’s no way in hell I am walking around with a missing front tooth!! I’m lucky that I have good dental insurance through work that covers preventative and restorative dental work with no yearly maximum, but crowns, bridges, implants, dentures and plates are all considered “cosmetic” so I have no coverage for. So my root canals don’t have a crown on them because I don’t have $1200.00+ to spend on it unfortunately. Which in the end means they’re going to break sooner than later. When I check my insurance online, for 2017 dental claims, it shows that I had $18,183.44 in dental work!! That is crazy!!! I am 28 years old. No 28yr old should need that much dental work done!! If there is the possibility of a class action, I want in.

I am having the same problem after using Suboxone for 21 months. Is there a class action suit started, or can we get one started?

Actually Scott I've been on subutex, just plain bupenorphine, for 10 years as part of pain management. Before that I had 3 surgeries, each 1.5 to 2 years apart and was on vicodan for no more than 45 days each time. After the 3rd round of surgery/pt/rx failed my orthopedic recommended finding a dr who would perscibe me bupenorphine for pain management since I couldn't handle being on vicodan.
I was never hooked on opiates, I elected to get on bupenorphine bc its a FANTASTIC way to manage pain without being completely stoned. In fact, bupenorphine was invented to replace morphine.
Like everyone else on here I've had MAJOR dental problems. I didn't get my first cavity until 3 years into being on subutex but I never made the connection until recently, when I had my 7th tooth extracted. I started bupenorphine with a full set of perfect teeth. Now I have only 3 chewing teeth left and 6 of my teeth have that black sh*t against and under my gums. I will probably lose my 2 front bottom teeth within a few years.
There is no question in my mind that the bupenorphine did it. There is absolutely no warning about the problems it creates for oral health. There's no way they would alert people to the potential catastrophic effects it can have on teeth because there's only one way to stay ahead of those kind of problems: clean your mouth out after each dose but OMG, you cant because, as it says in the frickin directions, drinking water or putting aheadfyerny liquid in your mouth after taking your dose can interfere with or will lessen the effects of the medicine.
Even an Internet troll like yourself scott knows that vicodan and such causes dry mouth which cab lead to tooth decay. It's listed as a side effect. So the makers of bupenorphine also knew about it, yet they pimped this medication out to treat addiction without any warning of the extreme oral hygiene problems it causes.
I hope there is a class action lawsuit against the makers and I hope I get to be the spokesperson for it...because the very excuse they will use to avoid accountability -"wasn't us, it was the abuse of the drugs they did before they got to us"- is completely absent from my history.
Btw, bupenorphine is a synthesized opiod. If you drug test someone for opiods in search of bupenorphine you won't find it.
Bupenorphine is perhaps one of the most misunderstood medications on the market. But I often wonder how much of that is deliberate.

I hv. Even on suboxone for a while and hv lost all my teeth and looking at 30,000-40,000 for new set of teeth I cannot afford that. I cannot find a lawyer to sue the suboxone company. I.am going to clean them out if I can find a lawyer. I am loosing weight left and right because I cannot eat a lot of foods I once enjoyed. Get off suboxone ASAP!!!!!! It's bad bad for you.

I did not want to get back on the Vicodin train after being off over 20 years. So Subutex was the only drug I could take for my chronic pain, because you can only assimilate 4 a day, instead of 20-30 of Vicodin and Oxicontins - which you will get to if taken over a long period of time. Now, I need $30,000 of dental restoration work. I am checking into going to other countries to get the work done. I am scared. My newest dentist said he can put a children's sealant over my teeth which will offer protection for my new dental work. I feel like people are looking at me like a meth head and it has really effected my daily life. I am hysterical over this. I thank you for posting. Elaine, California

Check out universities that have dental schools. They cost less than independent dentists. In IN, there is the IU Dental Clinic. Experienced dentists work with students to teach them.

I also had a nice smile before starting suboxone. I was addicted to opiates for about 3 months, and then switched to the suboxone. I’ve been on suboxone for over two years now, I take less than 1mg. My tooth decay started 6 months to about a year after starting the medication. Last year I had around $3,000 worth of dental work done, that included the $2,000 that my insurance pays. This year I’m nearing $4,000 with fillings and root canals, another $1,880 for a partial I’m having to have made for the top of my mouth. I went back to the dentist yesterday, and I have cavities once again on the same teeth I’ve already had filled this year. I also had to have a filling done from a tooth that broke after already having a filling done at that one as well. Before suboxone I only had issues with my back molars on bottom, and a couple teeth in front where I had to have a few small fillings (which I’ve had to have those molars removed and those two teeth will need to be removed). I’m missing all but 4 teeth on bottom now, and I’m missing 2 on the top (hoping they don’t go bad). I’m at a loss...next year I have to get 2 bridges done, which will total $6,600, and another partial made for the bottom of my mouth which will be almost $1,900. On top of that I will need to have 2 extra cleanings a year which insurance won’t pay for, there’s another $200.
I brush my teeth, floss, and they still decay. I even use a prescription mouthwash and prescription toothpaste.

It’s not fair to say that everyone who is on Suboxone/Subutex is on it for addiction. I’ve been on it for about 6 years and never abused drugs. I have chronic pain & my doctor helped me decide to switch to Subutex because I kept building a tolerance and you don’t with buprenorphine. I realize that’s what the medication was initially intended for, but many studies are showing that in patients with true chronic pain buprenorphine is the best choice vs short acting opioids. I wasn’t aware that it could cause tooth decay. I drink a lot of water and have for the majority of my life, so I don’t think dry mouth caused this. I am guilty of not reading the paper that comes with the medication. I suppose I trusted that my doctor covered all the side effects. I’ve always had healthy teeth until last year. I’ve been trying to figure out why my teeth are so rapidly decaying. Now I guess I have the answer. I have seen a couple of websites that mention class action lawsuits over this. I’m definitely going to check into it. I wish you the best in your recovery. But please don’t assume that just because someone is prescribed buprenorphine they are a junkie. I’ve faced this stigma for so long and it’s extremely frustrating. I never even knew what oxy/roxy etc. was until I was no longer able to function and I gave in as a last resort.

Just had 11 teeth pulled Monday.

TO the above person who mentioned the study of linking tooth decay to suboxone. Please contact me to discu the status. thank you

I’ve been on Suboxone for 3 years and I’m almost done. I’m so happy because I have my life back, however, I also have had to have over $30,000 in dental work!! I look like I’ve used Meth, and I went on Suboxone because my doctor suggested it as a way to get off of prescription pain medication following a shoulder injury. Had I known that Suboxone would destroy my smile, I NEVER would’ve went on it!! I’d rather wing myself off of the narcotics then deal with this. I would like to sue. I just want my dental bill paid for.