{"id":1979,"date":"2023-11-03T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:19:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:19:34","slug":"how-to-know-if-your-tooth-pain-is-from-a-sinus-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/how-to-know-if-your-tooth-pain-is-from-a-sinus-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know if Your Tooth Pain Is From a Sinus Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tooth pain is a frustrating symptom that can disrupt your work and home life and keep you from enjoying your fun fall days at Constitution Park. Knowing the cause of your tooth pain can help you begin to treat it. Two common causes of two pain include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at each of these a little more closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Odontogenic pain originates in the teeth and their supporting tissues. Symptoms from an odontogenic source will likely include sharp and localized pain, swelling, fever and headache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Odontogenic pain can result from a broken tooth, bacterial infection, gum irritation and more. Because tooth pain can be a symptom of a serious problem, it should be immediately assessed by a dental professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A study on sinus infection-induced toothaches found that sinus infections were a common enough cause that it is appropriate for dentists to rule it out before proceeding with dental treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A sinus infection is an inflammation of the tissues in the sinuses<\/a>. Because the roots of the upper back teeth extend very near or into the sinus cavities<\/a>, inflammation of the sinuses can cause pain in the teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your provider will likely examine your symptoms to determine if a sinus infection is causing your tooth pain. Sinus infection-induced tooth pain will likely exhibit symptoms such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist has determined that a sinus infection is causing your tooth pain, the following treatment methods may be effective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
How Can Sinus Infection Tooth Pain Be Managed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n