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What Causes Blood In Saliva?

Dear Sir, I am of 65 years age. I came from Pakistan on a visit visa to Saudi Arabia 6 weeks back. A week before my departure one of my tooth broken during taking meal. The dentist was consulted who told me about some infection. He did filling on 3 teeth and asked to take Augmentin 625 mg (twice a day) for 5 days and also advised for having extra Calcium tabs. A month back, I started feeling pain in teeth where filling was done. I consulted the same dentist and took Amoxycillin 625 mg tabs for 6 days and the pain stopped. However, I am having blood in salvia mainly in the early morning. I also find blood signs in nostrils when I sneeze in the morning. I am taking other medicines for Blood Pressure including blood thinning tablets (Ascard-75 mg) and Citanew (10 mg) for heart rythem. What may be the cause of blood in salvia and what is your advice..?
Mon, 28 Nov 2016
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Hi.
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain in case if you have pain in any of the tooth that is filled and you are taking antibiotics for it but the pain will not be relieved as it seems that the nerves have been exposed during making a cavity in the tooth to remove decay and retain the filling material and the nerve irritation and inflammation is the cause of pain..
For this consult your dentist again and get an x ray done and in case if the nerves are exposed removal of the filling followed by Root canal treatment can resolve the problem..
The blood in saliva can be due to infection in the gums causing inflammation of the gums and bleeding which is evident through saliva..
While in case if there is blood spots through nostrils it is possible that due to hard sneezing there is some rupture of minor blood vessels leading to blood spots..
The other thing that is possible is that your blood pressure is rising leading to bleeding or it can also be a side effect of certain medicine that you are taking..
You should consult a dentist and get evaluated and also get the blood pressure checked..
In case if the blood pressure is high consult your treating physician so that he can alter the doses of the medicine as per the requirement..
In case if allergic reaction is found change of the antibiotics can help..

Hope this information helps..

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Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Causes Blood In Saliva?

Hi. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain in case if you have pain in any of the tooth that is filled and you are taking antibiotics for it but the pain will not be relieved as it seems that the nerves have been exposed during making a cavity in the tooth to remove decay and retain the filling material and the nerve irritation and inflammation is the cause of pain.. For this consult your dentist again and get an x ray done and in case if the nerves are exposed removal of the filling followed by Root canal treatment can resolve the problem.. The blood in saliva can be due to infection in the gums causing inflammation of the gums and bleeding which is evident through saliva.. While in case if there is blood spots through nostrils it is possible that due to hard sneezing there is some rupture of minor blood vessels leading to blood spots.. The other thing that is possible is that your blood pressure is rising leading to bleeding or it can also be a side effect of certain medicine that you are taking.. You should consult a dentist and get evaluated and also get the blood pressure checked.. In case if the blood pressure is high consult your treating physician so that he can alter the doses of the medicine as per the requirement.. In case if allergic reaction is found change of the antibiotics can help.. Hope this information helps.. If you find the answer helpful please give me a Five Star Review and click on found the answer helpful as a token of appreciation.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..