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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell And Bad Breath After Tooth Extraction?

I had a tooth removed sometime last year the dentist did mention something about nasal passages. afterwards my breath began to smell very foul odor. Ive recently this past week had another tooth removed due to an infection and I believed it was the tooth causing the foul odor smell but my breath still stinks horribly?
Fri, 2 Jun 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

It looks like you have infection in your sinuses and it is the cause for bad smell from breath..
As the sinuses drains through nose there is bad smell..
At times if any piece of root of tooth slips into sinus while removing the tooth it can also cause infection in sinus..
So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated..
A sinus x-ray (PNS View x ray) or CBCT Scan can be done to confirm the diagnosis and treatment can be done accurately..
A script of antibiotics, saline nasal irrigation, and steam inhalation can help..
As of now do steam inhalation with a few drops of Eucalyptus oil in boiling water..
Do saline nasal irrigation..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell And Bad Breath After Tooth Extraction?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. It looks like you have infection in your sinuses and it is the cause for bad smell from breath.. As the sinuses drains through nose there is bad smell.. At times if any piece of root of tooth slips into sinus while removing the tooth it can also cause infection in sinus.. So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated.. A sinus x-ray (PNS View x ray) or CBCT Scan can be done to confirm the diagnosis and treatment can be done accurately.. A script of antibiotics, saline nasal irrigation, and steam inhalation can help.. As of now do steam inhalation with a few drops of Eucalyptus oil in boiling water.. Do saline nasal irrigation.. Hope this helps.. Regards..