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From: tdonline on 17 Oct 2005 14:54 In May, I had a crown replaced as it had become slightly loose and led to further decay of the tooth underneath. After the replacement, I noticed a sharp pain whenever I would floss. This is the 3rd to last tooth in upper right back. Went back after two weeks and had a x-ray done. Dentist said everything looked fine. Told me to give it some time and come back if it still bothered me. I've been dealing with a possible sinus infecton for the last two months. And now I wonder if there is a correlation between the tooth and the sinus infection. When I floss the tooth, there is still some pain, but by the smell test, there doesn't seem to be any decay. I'm suffering from occassional dull pain on both of my upper sides. Thought it was the sinuses annoying the teeth, but wonder if it's the other way around. But I'm not suffering any particular pain with this tooth alone. Will see the dentist soon and wanted to bring this up. Could he have done something with the tooth that would have aggravated my sinuses? Does it sound plausible?
From: Mark & Steven Bornfeld on 17 Oct 2005 15:10 tdonline wrote: > In May, I had a crown replaced as it had become slightly loose and led > to further decay of the tooth underneath. After the replacement, I > noticed a sharp pain whenever I would floss. This is the 3rd to last > tooth in upper right back. Went back after two weeks and had a x-ray > done. Dentist said everything looked fine. Told me to give it some > time and come back if it still bothered me. > > I've been dealing with a possible sinus infecton for the last two > months. And now I wonder if there is a correlation between the tooth > and the sinus infection. When I floss the tooth, there is still some > pain, but by the smell test, there doesn't seem to be any decay. I'm > suffering from occassional dull pain on both of my upper sides. > Thought it was the sinuses annoying the teeth, but wonder if it's the > other way around. But I'm not suffering any particular pain with this > tooth alone. > > Will see the dentist soon and wanted to bring this up. Could he have > done something with the tooth that would have aggravated my sinuses? > Does it sound plausible? > Extremely unlikely. But your dentist should check both the extension of the margin under the gumline and the contact between the new crown and the adjacent teeth. Personally, I wouldn't put too much stock in the "smell test". Steve -- Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001
From: tdonline on 17 Oct 2005 15:22 Thanks. The smell test isn't good for everything? That's how I figured out something was wrong with the previous crown. There wasn't pain, but I noticed 'dead carcass odor' whenever I flossed in the area. I also noticed intermittent release of that odor for awhile. I'm having a horrid odor problem again and first thing I did was check after flossing. Nothing so far. It seems like it's coming more from the throat or from the post nasal drip. Teeth and gum feel and look okay (other than the problems described already).
From: W_B on 17 Oct 2005 15:49 On 17 Oct 2005 11:54:02 -0700, "tdonline" <trinhd90(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Will see the dentist soon and wanted to bring this up. Could he have >done something with the tooth that would have aggravated my sinuses? No. >Does it sound plausible? Nope. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG(a)RBAGEyahoo.com
From: Amatus Cremona on 17 Oct 2005 16:51
> >Will see the dentist soon and wanted to bring this up. Could he have >done something with the tooth that would have aggravated my sinuses? > If it is both side, not specific to one tooth, and variable in location and intensity, muscle spasm would need to be on the list of items to check for. -- / Amatus / "W_B" <no_one(a)nowhere.net> wrote in message news:cvt7l1h8kgnu2797ios0s3t6g329lbj3hd(a)4ax.com... > On 17 Oct 2005 11:54:02 -0700, "tdonline" <trinhd90(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Will see the dentist soon and wanted to bring this up. Could he have >>done something with the tooth that would have aggravated my sinuses? > > No. > >>Does it sound plausible? > > Nope. > -- > > W_B > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG(a)RBAGEyahoo.com |