Although I am not that familiar with dentistry, I will give this a shot.

Almost sounds like you may have ginervitis going on that may have turned out to an infection. If it is, you will at least need an oral atibiotic mouth swish ans sip type medication or just an antibiotic in general. The pus is might be related to an abcess because the tooth is rotted away and the nerve is exposed. That is my thought Jody. Worse thing you may need a root canal done.

Hugs and good luck,
Carrie

I think MsCarrie said about all there is to say. I don't know how you could have born such a problem for so long. If I read what you said right, you will need a root canal and if there isn't much tooth left, a crown, or they may just have to pull it.

Since you have anxiety, don't worry too much and wait to see what the doctor says. Sometimes with dental it's really hard to tell what's going to have to be done without an xray first. You can also opt for sedation dentistry (they put you under with an IV), which will make it much easier for you to get through.

Tooth abscesses don't cause chest pain. I know you've had problems with that for a while, but I will say that anxiety can cause tooth problems. It can cause increased acid in your mouth that causes tooth decay and anxiety can also cause you to grind and clench your teeth which wears them down.

Make sure you tell your dentist about your anxiety problems when you go.

Oh sorry I forgot to mention about the injections....

There are many ways that your dentist can keep you comfortable for the process. They use nitrous oxide (laughing gas) which will make you very sleepy and relaxed, they have IV sedation which I talked about a little up there, and they also have pills that you can take which will make you very groggy and relaxed so that you have no memory of your visit.

You can have the nitrous oxide along with your local anesthesia, which doesn't hurt too much if they use something like Orajel to numb the site for a few minutes before and where they inject the anesthetic. You can ask them to do this for you. The best thing is to not look at the needle. Keep your eyes shut

thanks for your support carrie and mom in a shoe
do you think this is anything to panic over.?????

i made myself soo worried today i couldnt stop shaking and felt like i could collapse i cried myself to sleep last night.

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Nah. People go through this all the time and if you have a good dentist, it's a walk in the park. Take it easy.....and take better care of your teeth in the future, with regular visits to your dentist to avoid something major like this.

Thanks i was worried cause i browsed the internet about it and it said it cam cause brain cancer and bopdy infections..............
but if the bacteria was that bad it would have infected my blood by now you think.....

and i had blood tests last september..............

and there probably bizzare cases you think
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Yeah don't worry about that. I think you would have to let it go way farther than just one tooth and you wouldn't be able to go out of the house and speak to anyone since your mouth was so bad if you let something like that go that far lol.

Don't let the stuff on the internet scare you. There's a lot of crazy stuff out there and some of it is something that you wouldn't ever get even if you tried.

So i aint gt that then you think id be seriousely ill otrherwise......

it does also say the tooth doesnt have to hurt ?

I had 14 root canals done in a mater of 5 years. Piece of cake girl. Stop worryiing so much. Save that for things you really need to worry about OK.

Carrie

Idiopathic cardiomyopathy: When the cause of heart failure is never identified it is referred to as idiopathic cardiomyopathy. This condition can be caused by past, unidentified viral or bacterial infections. Unfortunately most cardiologists do not investigate the possibility that existing dental infections can play a major role in causing congestive heart failure. According to Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, Ph.D., 70% of all medical problems have their origin in the mouth. From my own clinical experience over the past ten years, I believe this estimate may even be conservative. One of the primary reasons the dental component to the disease process is ignored is because in most instances the patient does not have any complaints about their mouth. Most infections in the mouth that provide a focus for causing distant medical problems do not present any swelling or painful condition. Most scenarios involve an old root canal tooth or post extraction site that harbors viruses or bacteria whose toxins disseminate throughout the body and concentrate in a particular organ, like the heart causing dysfunction for which physicians cannot find a cause. Approximately 90% of post extraction sites (mostly wisdom teeth but other sites can be involved) have a residual infection remaining in the jawbone that does NOT show up in regular dental x-rays. In my opinion, the major causes for this frequent occurrence are due to: failure to achieve primary closure of the soft tissue (gum) with sutures after tooth removal; failure to remove infected bone that lines the socket; leaving infected root remnants in the jaw bone resulting from root tip fractures; and if primary tissue closure is not possible failure to close the extraction socket with a resorbable sponge (gelfoam), which then allows bacteria and debris to enter the socket during the healing process.

How did your appt. go?

Hey Girlfriend............you ahave gotten yourself wound up into a worried frenzy...this is whats causing your chest pains.....you are so young. Please start taking better care of your teeth. You only have the one set and they have to last you a lifetime. Wait til you are 50....You are gonna be just fine. I've had fillings, braces, teeth extractions, root canals and gum replacment surgery! yes, its true left unattended infection can cause heart problems......but I do NOT think this is true for you. Hugs and know we are with you!

they cancelled my appointment as someones root canal went wrong and they had to be taken staright into surgery?.....
i will have top wait a month 3 weeks now soo not long.

could this be causing my chest pain i have had this leaking infection for 2 years same amount of time as my chest pains.

im soooo worried and sacred

Can you not find another dentist sweetie that will take an emergency case? This is not something to keep putting off. Stop reading stuff on the internet and scaring yourself worse.

i will try tomrow but if its

effected my heart hospital is where i need to go.

has it effected my heart you think ????

I really don't think it's your dental problems that are causing your chest pains. That is one of the tell-tale signs of an anxiety order, not an oral infection. You just need to leave Google alone for a while and work on trying to find a dentist that can take you in as soon as possible, rather than waiting 3 weeks and googling stuff to scare you into having a panic attack.
Calm down, the worst that is going to happen is you'll lose your tooth.

have you been checked by a cardiologist?

No i havent been checked by a cardiologist i have had 2 clean ekgs and bloodwork and 2 chest x-rays clean but i always forgot to mention my tooth i never thought it could have that impact

and how often are your chest pain how you describe it? because tooth infection are asociated with endocartitis but the majority of persons that suffers it are person with history of reumatic fever, congenital heart diseases or heart valve disfuntions . maybe you should mention your chest problems to your dentist in your next visit but it could be just a costochondritis or something minor. that does not mean that you can forgive your tooth infection because maybe it is not the cause of your chest pain but mouth infections are serious too it could cause deep vein thrombosis or ludwig anginas that those are real emergencies so go to your dentist and get rid of that infection and talk to him about your anxiety because there exists new techniques to manage anxious patients in our office, good luck!