The doctors of Tiktok user Archie made a discovery that gets under your skin. The patient’s bones are black. The young man tells this in a video on his Chanel Archiebeshort. But how do you find out what color the bones are?
The user was diagnosed when his wisdom teeth erupted through his gums. Because they too were black. “I thought, oh god, my teeth are rotting,” Archie tells his viewers. But his doctors determine that his jaw and skull are likely black. So it was not a caries bacteria.
The reason is a drug
The amazing explanation: antibiotics discolored his bones. Archie had to take minocycline for a while because he suffered from particularly severe acne. As a result, he developed black bone disease. As the “world” writes, this is a rare side effect of the antibiotic.
As far as documented, the disease does not cause pain and does not harm life. Because it is benign and in no way related to tissue death.
Archie is not the first case
According to The Science Times, the discoloration is caused by the binding of iron and calcium. The substances oxidize, causing the dark discoloration. The reason Archie’s teeth aren’t all black is because his wisdom teeth were already developed when he started taking the medication.
Archie is not alone. During operations, doctors often discover black bones. However, it is important to find out the cause of the discoloration. Because hereditary bone diseases that change the color of the skeleton can have serious consequences. (jwg)