What disease is tooth numbness a sign of?

Dental health is very important because teeth are the main organs for people to eat and the main tools for cutting food. People with good teeth can behave normally in diet. Once there is a problem with the teeth, it will affect the eating habits, greatly affecting and damaging the health of the body. For example, many people have experienced symptoms of tooth numbness. Let’s take a look at what disease tooth numbness is a sign of?

Although teeth are used to chew food, if there is a problem with the teeth, it is not just a problem with the teeth. Sometimes other diseases can also cause some symptoms in the teeth. Tooth numbness is a very common symptom. Tooth numbness is generally caused by diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis or cervical spondylosis, so the symptoms of tooth numbness should not be underestimated.

1. Gingivitis

Gingivitis refers to diseases of the marginal gums, papillary gums, and attached gums, which are limited to the gingival tissue without damaging the deeper tissues of the gums and do not include manifestations of other diseases in the gums.

Plaque and microorganisms, dental plaque, tartar, food impaction, bad habits and certain hobbies, chemical stimulation, malocclusion and poor restorations, radiation damage, etc. provide favorable conditions for the growth of dental plaque. The metabolites of dental plaque components can directly damage the gingival tissue.

2. Periodontitis

Periodontitis is a chronic infectious disease involving four periodontal supporting tissues (gingiva, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and cementum), which often causes inflammatory destruction of periodontal supporting tissues. Periodontitis is mainly divided into chronic periodontitis, aggressive periodontitis, periodontitis reflecting systemic diseases, and necrotizing periodontitis.

3. Cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spondylosis, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, hypertrophic cervical spondylitis, cervical radiculitis, and cervical disc herniation. It is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. It is mainly caused by long-term strain of the cervical spine, bone hyperplasia, or herniated disc, ligament thickening, which leads to compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve roots or vertebral arteries, resulting in a series of clinical syndromes of functional disorders. It manifests as vertebral instability and loosening; nucleus pulposus protrusion or extrusion; bone spur formation; ligament hypertrophy and secondary spinal canal stenosis, etc., which stimulate or compress adjacent nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral arteries, cervical sympathetic nerves and other tissues, causing a series of symptoms and signs.