What Causes Sinus Infection Post A Dental Work?

Posted on Sat, 22 Apr 2017

Question: thank you...yes I am going to my dentist this Wednesday to lower 2nd molar removed. am on antibiotics starting yesterday. I was not aware of the fact that lower tooth could affect my sinuses as well. what do you think?

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Lower teeth Infection does not effect sinuses

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for the query..

Lower teeth infection is not responsible for sinus infection rather upper teeth might be.
The roots of upper jaw teeth lies in close proximity with the floor of the maxillary sinus and infection from upper teeth can enter the sinuses causing Infection.

So in case if you have decayed lower tooth you need not to worry about sinus infection and get it extracted..

Please write back for more queries..

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T