 [ Symptoms ] can low hemoglobin affect teeth  my husband is hemoglobin dropped to 5 1 the doctors cannot find a cause for the drop but are still looking transfusions and iron have brought the number back up into the low end of the normal range but 4 teeth have broken off for no apparent reason and the roots had to be removed by an oral surgeon is this related to the low hemoglobin [ Disease ] a low hemoglobin can adversely affect the teeth but i would have no idea if your husband is severe anemia is the sole cause of his dental problems i certainly home his doctors find the underlying cause soon