Henry Raines D.D.S.

"Henry A. Raines, D.D.S." wrote:
Dear Mr. Hambrick,

I had the opportunity to read your web site on meth today, mentioned in
Paulding.com and wanted to compliment the effort you have put into it.

I would like to comment that as a practicing dentist, it is easy for
me to tell who is using, or has used, methamphetamine. The drug causes
a very dry mouth, so that food sticks to the teeth. That, and the
absence of brushing causes a characteristic pattern of decay - caries
at the gum line, all the way around the teeth. Treating this problem
in a user or former user is very expensive for them, usually requiring
crowns on the affected teeth, something they usually can't afford.

Dentists have a nickname for this condition called "Meth Mouth". After
looking in a mouth for two seconds, I lean back in my chair and wonder
how I am going to help this person. Should I ask them if they are
using drugs, or did? Can they afford the treatment? This is a very
difficult problem for dentists.

I work as carefully as I can telling people that drugs are just about
the worst thing you can do in life, and I appreciate the web-site as a
resource for these misguided people.

Keep up the good work, have an awesome day!

Regards, Henry A. Raines, DDS
Dallas, Georgia