Am I going to die?

Long story short I have a broken tooth in my mouth that has been infected for over a year my doctor sent me 2 dosages of antibiotics and I took them I never got around to taking it out as the pain has stopped and it hasn’t come back ever since it’s been over 7 months I plan on taking care of this as soon as the COVID is more under control my question is can I die from this I’m googling to much and seeing it’ll get a abscess and go to my brain and I’ll die I saw it happened to a trucker young I’m 27 and healthy and fit otherwise

Jason2020-08-25T01:34:39Z

Honestly? Probably... 

?2020-08-24T20:10:42Z

We are all going to die eventually.

Christin K2020-08-23T11:56:04Z

Abscesses in the mouth CAN lead to worse problems. They can cause heart disease, or lung infections! You really need to get that tooth taken care of.  Dentists ARE taking patients. The sooner you get the tooth removed, or have a root canal to limit the infection, the sooner you will know you aren't going to die. Can you die?  Usually NOT--even a bad tooth infection doesn't kill unless it spreads to the blood--which it easily CAN do if left completely untreated. Underlying conditions can make ANY infection worse--as you ought to be aware. At the least, make a dental appointment and get on a course of antibiotics--NOW. 


Your trucker who died may have had other problems--or the infection may have been of such long-standing that it did in fact spread to the rest of his body. Don't go by one anecdotal story--just CALL A DENTIST and make an appointment. 

mercedes2020-08-22T08:56:53Z

You are going to die.

Anonymous2020-08-22T06:36:07Z

when my dog got a cracked tooth i had it removed asap before infection could set in. If it gets infected again just get more antibiotics and get some advice from your dr

Show more answers (19)