A Painful Tooth Can Mean Sinus Problems
Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010
by Scott Siegel
Intergalactic Products LLC
You think you have some sort of problem with your sinuses. You are not absolutely sure, but you have had some pressure around the nose and face. You have a post nasal drip off and on. Your nose seems stuffed more often than not. None of those things are that bad, not bad enough to warrant seeing the doctor. Your symptoms are just bad enough to bother you off and on. Then you get a big toothache.
Your teeth are in perfect health. You never have problems with your teeth. You take care of them, brush and floss everyday. You can't believe that all of a sudden you have a terrible pain in one of your upper teeth. You may even think about calling your dentist. You have just experienced the tooth sinus problems connection. Even more importantly, given your other symptoms you can pretty much guarantee that you do indeed have a sinus infection.
You have four sets of sinus cavities. One of those, the maxillary sinuses are located in your cheeks in very close proximity to your upper teeth. In fact they are right behind and above the back of your upper teeth.
When your maxillary sinuses become infected, they fill with mucus and bacteria. They are usually blocked so there is no drainage. Mucus and bacteria continue to fill the space which is right by your upper back teeth. The area becomes very painful.
You will experience a lot of pressure and pain in your cheeks. It is very common for the pain to start to radiate down into your upper teeth. You will feel pain in the back teeth.
If you go to the dentist, he will examine your teeth and he will find nothing wrong with them. This is a common occurrence. Once you explain the other symptoms you are experiencing he may begin to suspect that the tooth pain is really a symptom of your sinusitis. He will then suggest you go to your regular doctor for treatment.
The good part about this situation is when the sinusitis is successfully treated, the tooth pain will go away. Your doctor will attempt to treat your sinusitis in two ways. He will try to kill the infection and he will attempt to eliminate any blockages in the area. Those two elements are the key to any successful sinus treatment.
You will likely get prescriptions for antibiotics to kill the infection and a decongestant to open any blockages. Once you begin treatment your tooth pain should ease up and eventually go away.
If you suspect you may have a sinus infection and all of a sudden you experience upper back teeth pain, that's a sure sign that you do in fact have sinusitis. See your doctor and start treatment for your sinusitis. Your teeth pain should go away within a few days.
Scott Siegel is a researcher, author and editor. He has done extensive research on the tooth sinus problems connection. For more great information on how to solve your sinus problems visit http://www.sinusprobleminfo.com
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)This article is interesting, Scott. I never would have made the connection.Thank you for taking the time to read my article and leaving a comment. I appreciate the feedback.
Can chronic sinusitis lead to actual dying of the tooth root? I feel that I have had sinus problems for a very long time, but my ENT doc has only prescribed antibiotics to me once. I keep feeling like it is sinusitis and now all of a sudden I have had to have 2 root canals on my upper back right teeth. Now, they are thinking there is a third tooth in the same string of upper back right teeth that needs a root canal. I have been told that my sinuses "loop" between my teeth on the endodontist's x-ray on that right side. Can sinusitis kill tooth roots?
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