Talk:Meth mouth

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I cut this paragraph:

Key ingredients of methamphetamine manufacturing, including lithium, muriatic acid, sulfuric acid, and lye, are corrosive and can cause skin burns. During meth smoking, these substances are heated, vaporized and swirl throughout the user's mouth, potentially causing irritation, sores and infection. However, in one recent study the most dramatic tooth wear was found among users who preferred snorting the drug, suggesting that mechanisms other than tissue damage may be involved.

The description of how the chemicals in meth react with gum and dental tissue is not scientifically supported.

I also cut the == Opposing views == section which reads as follows:

Some observers contend that there is little clinical data to support the idea of "meth mouth" as distinct from ordinary poor oral hygiene and a lack of proper dental care, though some suggest this is exacerbated in meth users by a tendency to consume sugared beverages. Some commentators have criticized mass media coverage of meth mouth as exhibiting elements of a moral panic.

Jack Shafer has done an excellent series of articles in slate.com about the meth mouth myth, which I will cite in the main article shortly. Ellsworth 20:00, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] please add this link

Hi there! MITCHTV.NET should be added to your links! Feel FREE TO USE THE IMAGES OF METH MOUTH.

Dr. Mitchell A. Goodis, DDS

contact mike@berrycc.com

Is the Rotten.com external link strictly necessary? The article takes gratuitous swipes at gay male culture in the process (connecting "meth" with the mythical gay male lisp, for example) and seems, at best, scientifically unsupported. We might just as well link to Something Awful or Encyclopedia Dramatica while we're at it. LadyCrow 01:38, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

If you actually take time to look at the rotten library it's a very informative place. Also the article in question is more or less bringing up the fact that meth is popular in "gay" culture (or the gay club culture), and not a bigotry.

[edit] Image

Can we have an image of actual meth mouth, and not just suspected meth mouth? A5 (talk) 19:46, 10 May 2008 (UTC)