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Medication

Liothyronine (T3)

Thyroid hormone replacement

Brand names: Cytomel

Oral health effects

  • Few direct effects; palpitations if over-replaced

    Minimal oral effects; excess can cause palpitations (a vasoconstrictor/anxiety consideration).

    Clinical management: Confirm euthyroid status; limit epinephrine if symptomatic.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.