[vic678er]

Can a bad tooth cause a headaches that all I wented to no

[smoothy]

Yeah... it can also kill you if left untreated if its due to decay or an abscess.

[joypulv]

Headaches, earaches, neck pain, eye pain, chronic bronchitis, chronic sinus congestion, general fatigue from low-grade infection, extreme fatigue from high infection...

Been there!

[smoothy]

Don't forget sepsis, heart valve infections... etc... if that bacteria enter the bloodstream.

People actually do die every year for problems that can easily be treated.

Also severe bone loss of the jaw... etc...

[letmethink]

Yeah.. will have headaches.. had experience..

[letmethink]

Don't forget sepsis, heart valve infections....etc...if that bacteria enter the bloodstream.

People actually do die every year for problems that can easily be treated.

Also severe bone loss of the jaw...etc...

Heart valve infections.. wow.. I never heard it before.usually when I get toothaches I would make all efforts to not to go to a dentist.. I am just scared thinking about hospitals.Now hearing this ,next time I won't make a delay

[honestwriter]

Hey I'm a final year student in dentistry...
Tooth ache can cause Headaches... but those are only in severely decayed teeth. Although severe sensitivity in the tooth can also cause a temporary pain to the head.
About the heart valve infections... lol... not every tom and harry can have the infections... infections to the heart occur only when the heart is already weak... or if the patient has undergone a cardiac surgery earlier or evn if he has a heart disorder from childhood (Congenital Heart Disease - CHD)
Its better to never avoid a dentist... im not saying this caus I am one... im saying this cause I have seen and treated cases that are way beyond your imagination :D
Cheers ! Hope I've answered your question :)

[smoothy]

Hey im a final year student in dentistry...
tooth ache can casue Headaches...but those are only in severely decayed teeth. Although severe sensitivity in the tooth can also cause a temporary pain to the head.
About the heart valve infections......lol...not every tom and harry can have the infections......infections to the heart occur only wen the heart is already weak...or if the patient has undergone a cardiac surgery earlier or evn if he has a heart disorder from childhood (Congenital Heart Disease - CHD)
Its better to never avoid a dentist...im not sayin this caus i am one...im sayin this cause i have seen and treated cases that are way beyond your imagination :D
Cheers ! Hope ive answered your question :)

Um... no disrespect intended, but I know pratcicing MD's and Dentists (who I see) Husband and wife practice, with decades experience that will argue you don't need to have a heart condition for that too happen (but that would make it more likely to happen). You don't have to be old either.

There was a high profile death of a teenage in my area a few years ago that died because of that... bad tooth /abess got into the blood stream causing a blood infection (sepsis.)... leading to cardiac arrest and death...

The teen had no other underlying medical problems

Marian Wright Edelman: Deamonte Driver's Death From Toothache Grants More Kids Dental Care Access

This story was local to mee and its all you heard for weeks on the local news... my dentist did comment on it to me when it was still very recent.

[honestwriter]

Hey no probs... none taken.
I know what is Bacteremia... its the flow of bacteria along with the blood stream.
But these cases are very very rare when it comes to a normal healthy individual cause his/her heart's walls aren't weak already .Not every person is susceptible to this.
But the above conditions of the heart that I have mentioned earlier are the most susceptible to this situation and thereby we give an antibiotic prophylaxis before the treatment. We don give an antibiotic prophylaxis to a normal patient...
Cheers mate !

[smoothy]

I agree some people are more succeptible than others... because I'm one of those that is. And my Doctor as well as a Cardiologist went into great detail with me years ago when it was discovered.

That's how I know that muich about it even though I do not work in the medical field. Because I have to be extra cautious for these sorts of things.

[honestwriter]

Ah... u have a mdeical condition... alright... makes sense now...

[smoothy]

Ah....u have a mdeical condition...alright.....makes sense now....

Yep.

[honestwriter]

Ah... you have a medical condition... alright... makes sense.
Nd yea... you r doing the right thing... be careful !

[tickle]

This topic has a broad spectrum, honest writer, I agree with your diagnoses. Also point out, the very old and anyone with an autoimmune disease are susceptible to backlash from abscessed teeth, BUT, the condition has to go a long time untreated in order to cause sepsis. If a dental patient has a serious heart condition, or health issue,they are recommended to take antibiotics to quell the infection before dental treatment.

I too have a background in dental surgery having worked for an endodontist in the US for a few years before coming home to Canada. Now working in the healthcare sector.

Thank you for you invaluable input, honestwriter.

[honestwriter]

This topic has a broad spectrum, honest writer, I agree with your diagnoses. Also point out, the very old and anyone with an autoimmune disease are susceptible to backlash from abscessed teeth, BUT, the condition has to go a long time untreated in order to cause sepsis. If a dental patient has a serious heart condition, or health issue,they are recommended to take antibiotics to quell the infection before dental treatment.

I too have a background in dental surgery having worked for an endodontist in the US for a few years before coming home to Canada. Now working in the healthcare sector.

Thank you for you invaluable input, honestwriter.

Hey... yes... any thing that compromises the immune system of the body is susceptible to it. And yes... bacteremia doesn't occur in a hour's time.. its a chronic condition (not always - acute bacteremia exists - but wrt to this topic its ,mostly chronic).
Nyc to know we have a dentist amongst us :)
Cheers Tickle... will c you around.

[tickle]

Yes, you are the dentist, not me, just a nurse's aid who keeps eyes and ears open! I have worn many hats though.

[honestwriter]

Oh I thought u were a dentist... bt u do have a good sense of humor ! :)
Cya around :)