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What can cause tooth decay?

Can a tooth decay cause medical problems?

  • Can a rotting wisdom tooth cause any medical problems? I have had medical problems for the past 2 years and no doctor has ever been ever to diagnose me. Symptoms included a low roaring back pain, urinary symptoms, pains into legs, burning on hands and feet and a stiff neck. Then i remembered i havn't seen a dentist for a while. Then i noticed there is a wisdom tooth causing bad breath and it looks almost black. Is there any chance this could be the cause?

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    It could. Tooth decay, if not taken care of, can get into your blood stream and cause all kinds of problems. Go to your dentist and see what he says.

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Oh yeah. It can kill you if it is abcessed.

thejaundiced_eye

yes

xxx-dude-xxx

Dude you need to have that taken out like NOW not later NOW! Rotting teeth mean there dead and they can cause your other teeth to decay as well as your gums, jaw and bone around it. Plus it’s not healthy for you since the dead matter from the tooth can fall into your stomach and make you as sick as hell.

Cloud Strife

sure can because it has probably gone to the state of being an infection. people have died from rotting teeth when the infection went to their brains. if you have any brains you will get to a dentist asap. you also need to be seen by a doctor. glad I not in breath range - p.u. and gargle won't help either.

MotherNature

I found out a few days ago that I need my wisdom teeth extracted, so you have my sympathy. According to my orthodontist, wisdom teeth can create cysts when they emerge through the gums. My tooth is partially exposed now, so it's possible for bacteria to get caught in the torn gum and create a cyst (infected pocket in the gum). The infection from a cyst can get into the bloodstream, and this might lead to other problems. If the gums around your tooth are swollen or sore, this is a possibility. However, I can't imagine that an infection which spread from a cyst would cause you two years of pain. You should definitely see a dentist to treat your tooth. He or she can tell you if a cyst developed.

Melissa

Yep. Your teeth are linked to your heart also. Take out your tooth. NOW. Book now cause it will get more painful and bad. Also if your bad symptoms remain, then you should get your spine checked out, and your whole body.

Girl Goes Back To The Future

consult your dentist ASAP....

AM

the infection in a decaying tooth can spread through other parts of the body....if it's not taken care of it can affect the heart and other vital organs......bite the bullet and get it taken care of.....check with a good dentist and see if they'll prescribe you antibiotics to kill the infection first and then have the tooth or teeth removed.....

s_h_a_r_k_k_y

I know someone in town who died two weeks ago from an infected tooth, that sounds like health problems to me. It was the saddest news I've heard in a long time, he was really nice and a LOT younger than me. :(

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