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Q: severe abcessed tooth + swollen lymph nodes
asked by: Sudiekins on November 14th, 2007
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Can an abcessed tooth cause swollen lymph nodes? I have a severe abcessed tooth which has given me problems for a few years. Last year I noticed that the lymph nodes under my arms had swollen.
My insurance provides for MDs but not for dentists, which is why I've not had the blasted tooth pulled. (I'm retired and on a fixed income) I've been seeing a surgeon and getting cat scans for the lymph nodes for a year and they have grown and multiplied and he's ready to do a biopsy. Since I know that the lymph node system acts as a filter I'm wondering if my abcessed tooth might actually be causing the swollen lymph nodes.
Thank you, Sudie
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debmatt
replied on November 14th, 2007
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Your tooth would not be affecting the lymph nodes under the arm. The teeth do not drain to the nodes under the arm. A biopsy would be your best bet.

Debbie
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Dazzled
replied on January 9th, 2008
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Swollen Lymph Nodes
I have been having swollen and painful lymph node right under my jaw line and then done on my chest, Just found out it is from a absessed tooth and decayed tooth under a crown that was down years ago. I trusted a dentist to do my root canals right and now here a few years later, I am going to have them 5 of them al retreated or get all my teeth pulled. I am so disquised. trying to get over a sinus cold, Maybe all this time I been going to different doctors for all sorts of problems was because of teeth infections all the time. I went to an endodonist, I have to pay for all this work myself, The one I went to wont use anything to help relax you and I rather him just put me out and do them all at one time. I am a bad gagger, fibro, sinus infection now, and other health problems, Does anyone know if there are endodonist that will put you to sleep like an oral surgeon can? Also am I better to have all my teeth out, maybe * have 10 original teeth all rest are root canaled and going bad. Hate losing my teeth but hate all this pain also,. Still kicking myself that I trusted this dentist and he did them all wrong and now they are infected. I have rattled on enough, I am just upset and scared, Too much going on with all these infected teeth under crowns affecting my life, dad fell and broke his neck in nursing home, I have diverticulosis, IBS, acid reflux, fibro and I panic alot anymore, Any suggestions about teeth would be greatly appreciated,
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