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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / February 2007Teeth & gravity connection
The maxillary ostium connects to the nasal cavity by a narrow tubular passage called the infundibulum, located at the highest part of the sinus; hence, drainage from the maxillary sinus flows against gravity by mucociliary clearance. Because the floor of the maxillary sinus is the tooth-bearing part of the maxilla, dental infections can easily extend to the maxillary sinus. Even though the nasal cavity is usually colonized with bacteria, sinuses are typically sterile. Perhaps we should pay attention to the teeth and gums as well as irrigation of sinus. Trying to reverse gravity also helps. Thin productive mucus is our best friend , however unwelcome it might be. If we're on a date or at a meeting , we might not think so , but anything that gives me a temporary snot storm is a good thing. Jamffer > The maxillary ostium connects to the nasal cavity by a narrow tubular > passage called the infundibulum, located at the highest part of the sinus; [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > that gives me a temporary snot storm is a good thing. > Jamffer Healthy sinuses often contained culturable bacteria in 9 out of 25 patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=10219435&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum There's another report where they cultured both healthy and CS sinuses. The abstract does not clearly state how many healthy controls and how many samples were from CS patients, but I gather that the culture bacterialology did not corrolate well with clinical status. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=16539298&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum I can not find any reports where a live/dead stain like SYTO 10 dye and DEAD Red stain and florescent illumination has been used to view mucus from healthy and CS sinuses. I believe that they did some work like that at U Penn, because I remember someone quoting Palmer saying that it lit up like a city, but like I said, they did not publish. Anyhow, it can go both ways. Norcardia from teeth can climb into the sinuses, and infection from the sinuses can undermine the roots of teeth. > > The maxillary ostium connects to the nasal cavity by a narrow tubular > > passage called the infundibulum, located at the highest part of the sinus; [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Healthy sinuses often contained culturable bacteria in 9 out of 25 > patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=10219435&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum > There's another report where they cultured both healthy and CS > sinuses. The abstract does not clearly state how many healthy > controls and how many samples were from CS patients, but I gather that > the culture bacterialology did not corrolate well with clinical > status. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=16539298&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum > I can not find any reports where a live/dead stain like SYTO 10 dye > and DEAD Red stain and florescent illumination has been used to view [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > sinuses, and infection from the sinuses can undermine the roots of > teeth. I'm not sure how to tell whether the sinus affects the teeth or verse-visa. They claim that , more than one tooth hurting close together with an infection in same side as maxillary sinus , is evidence of probable co-infection. Once I had an abscess tooth that blew out my left tonsil. Mucus in the sinus should be sterile , but I know that mine can't be. Mucus also contains antibodies , which is good. It's better not to swallow it when we know that there is an infection , so some say. Jamffer , The sniffer Keeping the gums healthy has been found to be benificial in a lot of diseases. In fact there is a rich literature showing type 2 diabetes going into remission when gum disease is treated with antibotics. As far as gravity goes, when you lay prone or on your sid the maxilary sinuses can drain by gravity. Again, healthy sinuses have not been found to be sterile. 60% or so have culturable bacteria in them, And CS cultures are often culture negative, presumabley due to previous antibotic use. The culture results have left a lot of researchers in a high state of frustration. CS IS highly corrolated with the presence of a biofilm. The presence of quorem sensing chemicals is probably going to be found to be the best diagnostic test for CS. Sinus biofilms are in my opinion a time bomb because bacteria within biofilms swap DNA with each other, so every time you breath in the bacteria on a bit of dust, you add to the community genome. If you happen to breath in some highly resistant bug, the whole biofilm will rapidly become resistant. Seems to me that since most bacteria are carried on dust, Sinus biofilms are the most subject to this cumulative effect. What does blew out my left tonsil mean?? Mel >> > The maxillary ostium connects to the nasal cavity by a narrow tubular >> > passage called the infundibulum, located at the highest part of the [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > when we know that there is an infection , so some say. > Jamffer , The sniffer Tooth abscess day one , second day tonsillitis , third day penicillin , seventh day swollen tonsil burst (you don't want to here the details). Left tonsil , doctor said "not enough left to remove". Had root canal after infection subsided. Jamffer > What does blew out my left tonsil mean?? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >> Healthy sinuses often contained culturable bacteria in 9 out of 25 > >> patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=10219435&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum > >> There's another report where they cultured both healthy and CS > >> sinuses. The abstract does not clearly state how many healthy > >> controls and how many samples were from CS patients, but I gather that > >> the culture bacterialology did not corrolate well with clinical > >> status. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ctPlus&list_uids=16539298&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum > >> I can not find any reports where a live/dead stain like SYTO 10 dye > >> and DEAD Red stain and florescent illumination has been used to view [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > when we know that there is an infection , so some say. > > Jamffer , The sniffer ugghhhh...ouch!!!! > Tooth abscess day one , second day tonsillitis , third day penicillin , > seventh day swollen tonsil burst (you don't want to here the details). [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] >> > when we know that there is an infection , so some say. >> > Jamffer , The sniffer |
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