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Can you get tonsillitis as a result of a tooth extraction?
I had two teeth removed under conscious sedation just over a week ago. After a couple of days I developed a sore throat which I put down to an after effect of the extraction, maybe from having my mouth open a long time or from swallowing food that I hadn't chewed properly because of my missing teeth.
After a few more days my throat was really really painful and I was losing my voice. I ended up going to the Emergency doctor in the middle of the night and was told that my tonsillitis (huh?) had developed into quinsy, a massive infection behind one of my tonsils.
I didn't even realise I had tonsillitis, let alone that it could be developing into anything more serious. I just thought I had a bad sore throat.
What I don't understand is could the tooth extractions cause tonsillitis? Because what are the chances of getting tonsillitis so soon while recovering from a tooth extraction??? Am I really that unlucky????
Has anyone else experienced this or anything similar. (BTW I have had absolutely no problems with my extractions at all! Weird huh?)
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- Dr FrankLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It may be entirely coincidental but I suppose it is also possible that the extraction would became infected first.
Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember - Anonymous1 decade ago
I think its because maybe the sanitation was not that good or your mouth was not cleaned well afterwords. I get a soar throat every time I go to the dentist. I think that maybe they didn't clean up well after wards causing your issues.
