{"id":21,"date":"2012-09-28T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T01:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2012-09-28T18:06:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T01:06:24","slug":"childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My <a title=\"Pediatric Dentistry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/pediatric-dentist-phoenix.html\">child\u2019s teeth<\/a> are not developing like they should. My friend who is a nurse said to have my child\u2019s thyroid tested. Can thyroid problems be related to one\u2019s dental health?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Kelly<\/p>\n<p>Dear Kelly,<\/p>\n<p>Our thyroid creates two main hormones called thyroxin and lio-thyronine which are critical for energy production. The thyroid affects many systems within the body so it\u2019s vital for it to function properly. If there is a malfunction with the thyroid it can cause the teeth and jaw to\u00a0under develop\u00a0compared to a healthy child. Enlarged gum tissue, a lot of tooth decay, and slower tooth development can develop from hypothyroidism which is when there is a deficiency of the hormones needed for proper functioning.<\/p>\n<p>Reasons the thyroid may not be functioning properly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abnormality of the immune system that results in damage of the thyroid gland<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Failure of the pituitary gland to secrete thyroid stimulating hormone<\/li>\n<li>A diet is deficient in nutrients, too much sugar, and processed foods<\/li>\n<li>A lot of infections, chronic or not<\/li>\n<li>Too many environmental toxins like mercury or copper in the body<\/li>\n<li>Not enough sleep or too much stress<\/li>\n<li>Food allergies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Symptoms of a thyroid problem in younger children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overweight and shortness in height is a sign that the thyroid is underactive<\/li>\n<li>Delayed development of teeth<\/li>\n<li>Protruding eyes and a puffy face<\/li>\n<li>Hair may be thin<\/li>\n<li>Dry skin<\/li>\n<li>A protruded abdomen and Umbilical Hernia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Symptoms of a thyroid problem in a older child:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tired all the time<\/li>\n<li>Sensitive to cold temperature<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty learning and a poor attention span<\/li>\n<li>Skin in dry and flaky<\/li>\n<li>Over sleeping or not getting enough sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our best advice to you is to have your child\u2019s thyroid tested by their physician, however make sure they perform the proper test which includes testing the free T3 and free T4 hormones because this will show a more conclusive diagnosis if something is wrong.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Peck Family Dentistry, P.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/\">Post courtesy of Peck Family Dentistry, P.C.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My child\u2019s teeth are not developing like they should. My friend who is a nurse said to have my child\u2019s thyroid tested. Can thyroid problems be related to one\u2019s dental health? Thanks, Kelly Dear Kelly, Our thyroid creates two main hormones called thyroxin and lio-thyronine which are critical for energy production. The thyroid affects many &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[20,21,19,18],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pediatric-dentistry","tag-abnormal-growth-in-children-and-dentistry","tag-hypothyroidism-and-dental-problems","tag-jaw-growth-and-thyroid-issues","tag-thyroid-and-tooth-developmemnt"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems   - Peck Family Dentistry Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems   - Peck Family Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My child\u2019s teeth are not developing like they should. My friend who is a nurse said to have my child\u2019s thyroid tested. Can thyroid problems be related to one\u2019s dental health? Thanks, Kelly Dear Kelly, Our thyroid creates two main hormones called thyroxin and lio-thyronine which are critical for energy production. The thyroid affects many &hellip; Continue reading Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems &rarr;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Peck Family Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ddrowns\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ddrowns\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ddrowns\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3\"},\"headline\":\"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"keywords\":[\"abnormal growth in children and dentistry\",\"hypothyroidism and dental problems\",\"jaw growth and thyroid issues\",\"Thyroid and tooth developmemnt\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Pediatric Dentistry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/\",\"name\":\"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems - Peck Family Dentistry Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Peck Family Dentistry Blog\",\"description\":\"Answering dental questions\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3\",\"name\":\"ddrowns\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ddrowns\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/ddrowns\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems   - Peck Family Dentistry Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems   - Peck Family Dentistry Blog","og_description":"My child\u2019s teeth are not developing like they should. My friend who is a nurse said to have my child\u2019s thyroid tested. Can thyroid problems be related to one\u2019s dental health? Thanks, Kelly Dear Kelly, Our thyroid creates two main hormones called thyroxin and lio-thyronine which are critical for energy production. The thyroid affects many &hellip; Continue reading Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/","og_site_name":"Peck Family Dentistry Blog","article_published_time":"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00","author":"ddrowns","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ddrowns","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/"},"author":{"name":"ddrowns","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3"},"headline":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems","datePublished":"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/"},"wordCount":334,"keywords":["abnormal growth in children and dentistry","hypothyroidism and dental problems","jaw growth and thyroid issues","Thyroid and tooth developmemnt"],"articleSection":["Pediatric Dentistry"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/","url":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/","name":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems - Peck Family Dentistry Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-09-29T01:06:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/childrens-dental-health-and-thyroid-problems\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Children\u2019s Dental Health and Thyroid Problems"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/","name":"Peck Family Dentistry Blog","description":"Answering dental questions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2e528ff0f93576e46e40778de0a362a3","name":"ddrowns","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d934cb77b6f3e1a956a3fb290fc5a7a1a4196b82efaa960974a28441a348027b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ddrowns"},"url":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/author\/ddrowns\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}