Teeth....?!
Question: I have had a cracked tooth which caused an absess . I have been dealing through the pain for about a year now so I was just wondering if there are any long term effects of not getting it treated. I would go to the dentist and get it fixed but unfortunatly not all of us are rich or have insurance. The tooth is already like basically gone
Answers: I have had a cracked tooth which caused an absess . I have been dealing through the pain for about a year now so I was just wondering if there are any long term effects of not getting it treated. I would go to the dentist and get it fixed but unfortunatly not all of us are rich or have insurance. The tooth is already like basically gone
From Wikiepedia:
"An untreated severe tooth abscess may become large enough to perforate bone and extend into the soft tissue. From there it follows the path of least resistance. Largely dependent on the location of the infected tooth; the thickness of bone, muscle and fascia attachments, the infection then spreads either internally or externally.
External drainage may begin as a boil which bursts allowing pus drainage from the abscess, intraorally (usually through the gum) or extra orally. Chronic drainage will allow an epithelial lining to form in this communication to form a pus draining canal (fistula). Sometimes this type of drainage will immediately relieve some of the painful symptoms associated with the pressure.
Internal drainage is of more concern as growing infection makes space within the tissues surrounding the infection. Severe complications requiring immediate hospitalisation include Ludwig's angina, which is a combination of growing infection and cellulitis which closes the airway space causing suffocation in extreme cases. Also infection can spread down the tissue spaces to the mediastinum which has significant consequences on the vital organs such as the heart. Another complication, usually from upper teeth, is a risk of septicaemia (infection of the blood), from connecting into blood vessels. Brain abscess, while extremely rare, is also a possibility.
Depending on the severity of the infection, the sufferer may feel only mildly ill, or may in extreme cases require hospital care."
Obviously Wikipedia is not the final say on any medical issue, but this is all very serious. You may have to consider doing treatment through a payment plan or some sort of deal with a dentist. This could potentially be life threatening if not treated.
Have the tooth extracted, it's causing you more problems than any benefit.
a year? go to the dentist. they love patients who pay cash. you can't complain if you choose not to help yourself.
I heard it can get infected and you can get gum desease?