Teeth and Sinuses

JJ Says Nay · 11-20-2006, 09:35 PM

Hey guys, is it possible that when your sinuses are stuffed from a cold, it can make your teeth hurt? Because the day I got my cold, my teeth started getting this weird travelling pain. I pressed up against each tooth and none hurt. My mom said it's happend to her before when she's had a cold but has it happend to any of you? Thanks.

**melrich** · 11-20-2006, 09:38 PM

Yeah I think that is pretty common.

JJ Says Nay · 11-20-2006, 09:39 PM

I really hope so, I want to save myself the pain of going to a dentist, and I was getting scared.

BeStrongBeHappy · 11-20-2006, 10:24 PM

yeah, your teeth roots can go up into your sinuses, or very close to them... so if your sinuses get full and swell, they can put pressure on the tooth roots and cause pain... take some decongestants like Sudafed or Nyquil and see if it improves at little bit when you get less congested... that's one way to tell if its just a sinus problem or a tooth problem.

but you could also have a tooth that is going bad, pressure due to a cold can make it worse... so watch it after your cold is over, and see if you start getting sensitivity in a particular side (top/down/left/right)... it is sometimes hard to tell exactly which tooth is the problem, until it becomes REALLY obvious and you need a root canal.

but i get terrible tooth pains when i get a bad cold with lots of congestion, but i have deep tooth roots, so you might just have the same problem... a Sudafed or other cold decongestant usually fixes it for me...

11-20-2006, 09:35 PM	#1
JJ Says Nay Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, New York Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 160	Teeth and Sinuses Hey guys, is it possible that when your sinuses are stuffed from a cold, it can make your teeth hurt? Because the day I got my cold, my teeth started getting this weird travelling pain. I pressed up against each tooth and none hurt. My mom said it's happend to her before when she's had a cold but has it happend to any of you? Thanks.

11-20-2006, 09:38 PM	#2
melrich Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 8,501	Yeah I think that is pretty common.

11-20-2006, 09:39 PM	#3
JJ Says Nay Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, New York Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 160	I really hope so, I want to save myself the pain of going to a dentist, and I was getting scared.

11-20-2006, 10:24 PM	#4
BeStrongBeHappy Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 7,415	yeah, your teeth roots can go up into your sinuses, or very close to them... so if your sinuses get full and swell, they can put pressure on the tooth roots and cause pain... take some decongestants like Sudafed or Nyquil and see if it improves at little bit when you get less congested... that's one way to tell if its just a sinus problem or a tooth problem. but you could also have a tooth that is going bad, pressure due to a cold can make it worse... so watch it after your cold is over, and see if you start getting sensitivity in a particular side (top/down/left/right)... it is sometimes hard to tell exactly which tooth is the problem, until it becomes REALLY obvious and you need a root canal. but i get terrible tooth pains when i get a bad cold with lots of congestion, but i have deep tooth roots, so you might just have the same problem... a Sudafed or other cold decongestant usually fixes it for me...