I know people who have been near death because they had no insurance also some people who have pulled their own teeth,In Africa it is listed as one of the top twenty causes of death.Any one know anyone who died of this?
2006-09-23 15:03:09 · 5 answers · asked by butterflyspy 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes people in the US can die of this too. We had a patient in our hospital that had an abscessed tooth that led to her death. I am only aware of this one person from last year, but there may be more than that - because of confidentiality laws people working in the hospital usually do not know everything about the patient and what started the problem - but only those things we need to know to do our jobs.
2006-09-23 15:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have died from infection, and from blood poisoning. They told me it's what happened to my great grandfather. He pulled his own teeth with pliers & died a few days later. Of course, that was in about 1930 or so, and old country people like him didn't go to doctors much.
2006-09-23 15:21:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Indians and Pilgrims used to die of this plus wisdom teeth under bones pushin up.
New technologies make it better. The hospital can not refuse any patient with this if u dont have dental insurance.
2006-09-23 15:15:52 · answer #3 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of anyone dying of this - but my grandfather contracted a serious case of meningitis from an abcessed tooth that had gone untreated.
In this country - with programs like Medicaid, there is no reason for it to occur.
2006-09-23 15:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by oscarschic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, bacteria from the mouth. can trigger a heart attack.
http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/000502/
2006-09-23 15:13:17 · answer #5 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋