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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / April 2007

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Sinus problems and tooth

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ihavenoson@gmail.com - 23 Apr 2007 10:16 GMT
I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
cheeks and the sinuses on top of the head. Some of my front teeth are
also 'aching' which goes away temporarily if I massage the sinus
areas, have a hot shower or say blow my nose or bend over. I haven't
had much yellow or green discharge but the pain seems to be mainly
from the right as is the tooth pain. I have a history of sinus
problems but never an aching front tooth. Am I right in thinking its a
sinus issue?
Shirley ann - 23 Apr 2007 11:59 GMT
I have had tooth pain, headaches that I have to take Aleve for 3-5 days
to get it to start to drain now.

I went to my MD thinking I had a sinus infection and he told me to go
see my dentist.
I went to the dentist thinking I needed a root canal and she had me come
back a couple of times to take xrays as this lasted almost 5 months.
She had me scheduled for an extraction of the tooth.

Then 1 day everything disappeared.
That is over a year ago.

shirleyann
Steven L. - 23 Apr 2007 21:04 GMT
> I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
> cheeks and the sinuses on top of the head. Some of my front teeth are
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> problems but never an aching front tooth. Am I right in thinking its a
> sinus issue?

Sinusitis can definitely cause tooth pain, even severe tooth pain.

It is possible for an abscessed upper molar tooth to infect the
maxillary sinus as well.  But the front (incisor) teeth are not near the
sinuses, so if you're having both sinus trouble and front teeth trouble
then I would suggest seeing a physician for sinusitis.

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ihavenoson@gmail.com - 24 Apr 2007 03:02 GMT
> ihaveno...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
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Its more like a dull ache/pressure, an annoyance more than anything. I
can eat hot and cold foods, chocolate and no pain so I don't think
it's the tooth. My gums aren't inflammed either. Can you have
sinusitis without a lot of nasal disharge? I feel stuffy but not
heavily so.
Steven L. - 24 Apr 2007 05:53 GMT
>> ihaveno...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
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> it's the tooth. My gums aren't inflammed either. Can you have
> sinusitis without a lot of nasal disharge?

Yes.  In fact, in many cases of sinusitis in adults there is no
discharge through the nose at all.  Any infected mucus drains down the
back of the throat as post nasal drip.  That's been my experience.

The classic presentation of acute sinusitis that they used to teach in
medical school--thick discharge out one nostril only--is actually seen
more in children than adults.

Of course, there could be something else wrong with you altogether.  But
whatever it is, is unlikely to be *caused* by a problem with your front
teeth.  (If you had said side molars rather than front teeth, that would
be a different story.)

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august - 25 Apr 2007 21:30 GMT
>I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
> cheeks and the sinuses on top of the head. Some of my front teeth are
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> problems but never an aching front tooth. Am I right in thinking its a
> sinus issue?

Certainly a possibility.  About 10 years ago I had two teeth (one on each
side behind my upper eye teeth)  removed about eighteen months apart after
months and months of severe pain in each tooth - pain which I am now sure
was due to chronic sinusitis. I wish my dentist or Drs had suggested
aggressive treatment for my allergies and sinusitis rather than the easier
route of pulling the suspicious tooth (neither of which had any decay).
AW
 
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