Does anyone know of prescription medications that ...

Iron tablets hasten decay.  It is recommended that you brush regularly.

One single medication, Iwould agree with citrine1.  Good work, Citrine1!

However you did ask if there are medications (Plural) that can cause decay of your teeth.

There are several medications in COMBINATION that produce a very negative decay problem.  Even with fervant cleanings, every 6 months, the plaque & tartar build at an incrediable rate.  The MEDICAL Condition/Diagnosis is:  Xerostomia (dry mouth/cotton mouth)  - it can cause decay to occur more rapidly.  When decay is present it can make it difficult for patients to chew their food, thus nutrition becomes a factor.  Usually the decay is so serious, crowns are needed, along with FLORIDE TRAYS, used 1 time a week, to slow down the process.

Firstly, I would have a complete evaluation by a Dentist of reputable knowledge.  Have an estimate of what the work will cost.  If you have dental insurance, my insurance company (CIGNA) processed my claim outside of the limited Dental Benefits, since there was a MEDICAL diagnosis.  They paid over $9,000.00 at 100%!  I hope you are fortunate enough to have Insurance at ths time.  If not, look into a large Dental School in your area, and highly skilled Dental Students are monitored by their peers, and may make this more affordable for you.

Yes, you could have them extracted and wear partial or full dentures.  You do not mention your age. However, this is the one pair of natural teeth you will have for a lifetime.  To fully enjoy your food, the palate is an essential part of your taste buds.  With dentures, you will not get the taste factor, which is important in consuming a nutrious diet.

Hope this helps to answer some of your questions.

Delay of care will only complicate the matter further.

Good luck to you in your care.

meetze94      aka  distantwings

why would prescription medications rot teeth? do you want to know what rots teeth?  NEGLECT OF PROPER DENTAL HYGIENE. FAILURE TO REGULARLY VISIT YOUR GENERAL DENTIST EVERY 6 MONTHS. FAILURE TO SEEK PROPER CARE OF RECURRENT OR NEW DECAY. FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLOSS YOUR TEETH. FAILURE TO USE A TOOTHPASTE OR MOUTH RINSE CONTAINING FLUORIDE. As a DMD from Tufts University, I have never learned or heard that there is any direct causation between oral/iv/im meds and dental tooth decay.

Wikianswers states that methamphetamines are usually assocaited with rotting and deteriorating teeth.  They mention some other causes at http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_drugs_cause_teeth_to_fall_out.

One person noted that oxycotin damaged her teeth.  Her full story is at http://www.prescriptiondrug-info.com/threads/oxycotin-damaged-my-teeth-D74881.htm.

The following website warns that it is a proven fact that diet sodas rot your teeth: http://www.healthy.net/scr/News.aspx?Id=9070.

Another web site mentioned the affect of illegal narcotics.  This is a quote from their web site "

The drugs most likely to cause problems in this category are the metabolic stimulants: Cocaine , Crack , Ecstasy and Methamphetamines .  

Heroine and Marijuana are not metabolic stimulants, however they predispose users to high sugar use and thus are associated with bad breath due to tooth decay.   For much more on the way drugs effect your mouth, click here ."  This is a detailed web site on dental problems of all sorts.  If you are interested, it is at http://www.doctorspiller.com/halitosis.htm.

There are common substances that adversely affect your teeth health, like fluoride.  Here is a quote about the negative affects of fluoride that's in our drinking water: The research on fluoride is quite extensive and quite convincing. In every double blind study ever done the fluoride people always have more cavities and more kidney and heart disease.

This was only a small amount of research on the web.  Obviously, there are a lot of substances that can rot teeth.  However, I have read reviews of xylitol, a different kind of sugar, that you can get in health food stores.  It kills all the bacteria in your mouth.  If your teeth rotting is because of a drug allowing extra bacteria to flourish in you mouth, then this would be a good place to look.  Google xylitiol and read what they have to say.

If however, a particular medicine is causing rot from within.  Then I do not know what to tell you?  I guess my first question would be what medicine is it?

Good luck.  I hope I have given you enough to get started.

God Bless.