Thyroid Treatment and Dental Pain

[mlynn75]

Is there any correlation between thyroid treatment, specifically synthroid, and dental pain?  I am prescribed 200mcg of Synthroid and have been experiencing dental pain.  It feels as if my teeth are moving, which results in significant pain.

[Rootsgal]

I forgot to mention, I know you did not have dental implants.
It feels like your teeth are moving.....which will lead to losing the tooth...which led me to dental implants.
I do not want everyone to think I missed her point.
Its a vicioius circle, and now all of us, seem to have uncovered, that Hashimotos gives us dental problems, and more pain that others.

[Rootsgal]

WOW.....I just spent a ton of money because my teeth kept having bone loss.
The dentist and periodontist know I take synthroid and that I have Hashimotos, specifically.
I googled those words, and it turns out, Hashimotos causes peridontal disease!
This is why I had bone grafting done, because of "bone loss". They all said, "I have NEVER seen this before". The grafting was just gone, 8 months later.
You posted a wonderful question, and I thank you for starting this conversation.
I think, that people in this field should list Hashimotos, as a reason you are NOT a candidate for dental implants, with or without bone grafting. I have no idea what they can do for me now.
I wrote all my medications on the packet of forms your have to fill out. I never hid that I take synthroid.
How could they not know this?

[SuzieQTT]

I lost a filling right after my TT and within 2 weeks of being put on Synthroid...hhhhmmmm????? interesting!

kitcurious: I will be watching for your post as well
Suzie

[mlynn75]

I have scheduled a dental appointment so I will let you know what I find out.  Thanks for the input!

[ChitChatNine]

Hypo #'s can cause joint/muscle pain/fatigue and your teeth are held in place with ligaments .. that is the only commonaility I can think of and I'm not a medical dental person whatsover, it just came to mind after reading the posts.

Cheryl

[kipland]

It's funny you should mention that, because as of late, my teeth have been very sensitive - especially one of my crowns.  I have a hard time with anything that I really have to chew, like meat, cereal and nuts.  I'm a night time grinder at times, so I kind of attribute it to that.  I'm not on any thyroid meds yet, as I am preparing for surgery.  Who knows.  It seems like there are a lot of symptoms that can come with thyroid problems, but I sometimes wonder if these problems would have came anyway.

kitcurious - let us know what your dentist has to say about it.  

[kitcurious]

Am glad I am not the only one who can feel her teeth moving. I salivate a lot and feel them move when I chew anything coarse, like whole grain cereal. I'm on 75mcg Levoxyl and my bloodwork came back with a slightly hyper TSH.
I have a dental appointment in a week or so and just plan to ask the dentist