Can thyroid cancer cause tooth numbness?

Thyroid cancer can cause tooth numbness, which may be caused by hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, excessive or insufficient iodine intake, radiation damage, etc. It is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Hyperthyroidism: Thyroid cancer patients may have hyperthyroidism in the early stage of the disease, which will cause the body's metabolism to accelerate, thus affecting the nerve endings in the mouth, causing the patient to experience tooth numbness. At this time, you can take methimazole tablets, propylthiouracil tablets and other drugs for treatment under the guidance of a doctor;

2. Hypothyroidism: If thyroid cancer patients do not follow the doctor's advice to take medication on time during the illness, or use anti-thyroid drugs for a long time, it may lead to insufficient secretion of thyroid hormones in the body, which will reduce the body's metabolic capacity and stimulate the nerves in the mouth, resulting in tooth numbness. At this time, you can take drugs such as levothyroxine sodium tablets and thyroid tablets under the guidance of a doctor for treatment;

3. Excessive or insufficient iodine intake: If the patient often eats foods with high iodine content, such as kelp and seaweed, it may lead to excessive iodine intake in the body, which cannot be fully absorbed and utilized, and will be converted into inorganic iodine ions and deposited in the cells, thereby inducing high-iodine goiter. At this time, you can take levothyroxine sodium tablets, alfacalcidol soft capsules and other drugs for treatment as prescribed by the doctor. If the patient does not pay attention to food hygiene or often eats foods containing pathogenic bacteria, it may cause bacterial infection, and it will also invade the mucosal tissue of the gums, causing local inflammatory reactions, and it will also cause a certain degree of irritation to the teeth, thereby causing the phenomenon of tooth numbness. At this time, you can take amoxicillin capsules, cefixime capsules and other drugs for treatment as prescribed by the doctor;

4. Radiation damage: If the patient undergoes radiotherapy or chemotherapy after surgery, it may damage the oral mucosal tissue and may also affect the nerve tissue around the teeth, causing the patient to experience tooth numbness. At this time, you can take methylcobalamin tablets, vitamin B1 tablets and other drugs for treatment as prescribed by the doctor.