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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
24 Answers
- Christin KLv 78 months ago
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.
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- 8 months ago
Death is the eternal truth. Everyone has to die. No one will survive. But you should not wish for death. Life is beautiful if we can arrange it.
- Anonymous8 months ago
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
- bender_xr217Lv 78 months ago
If there is an infection and it follows the nerve up to your brain... it could cause all sorts of problems, including brain damage and/or death.
You could also become septic , which is a body wide infection (Sepsis) that is hard to recover from.
This is far more likely to happen with top teeth then it is the the bottom ones.
You should call your dentist today and schedule an appointment for a root canal or an extraction.
It may not be bothering you now, but it's going to get worse.
- 8 months ago
The short answer is of course you "could" die. Rare complications do happen to some people. That being said the risks are very low and you should most likely be fine. I don't know if you are currently living in a COVID hotspot, but I would probably seek treatment or at least have it reevaluated.
