At the beginning of October, I started getting headaches and became worried because they were there everyday, from morning to night. Then I discovered a huge lump over a tooth. I went to the dentist and she said I had a abcess and needed a root canal. I was on antibiotics for 25 days because they were not working. For the first week the headaches went away. I am on the list for a root canal but haven't gone yet. Well the headaches are back and the whole top of my scalp tingles. How can this be related. The dentist said it could cause headaches but now it more tingling than headaches. Can this all be related? Please advise...
2006-11-27 08:51:11 · 5 answers · asked by Laea 3 in Health ➔ Dental
People keep telling me go see another dentist right away but I can't so this is why I am waiting, also, my question really is how can an abcess cause tingling on my scalp?? Also the tooth does not hurt! Just the headaches...
2006-11-27 08:58:50 · update #1
An abscess is a pocket of infection. With an abscessed tooth, the infection can spread to the nerve which is what causes so much pain. It sounds like the infection may have spread outside the gingiva. There may be other nerves and tissue involved. Uncontrolled dental abscesses can be dangerous because of the proximity to the surrounding structures and organs. You may need a different type of antibiotic now. Be sure to report this to your dentist right away.
2006-11-27 09:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All I know is that you'd better take care of that tooth ASAP. I just had a tooth pulled that was abscessed. A bad tooth can cause brain damage AND heart disease...get it fixed! The pain from my tooth got so bad I had to go to the Emergency Room, and I have a high pain threshold....i have not been to the hospital since I was born. You need to seek emergency dental treatment. See an oral surgeon....they may be able to save the tooth, or not. Either way, don't put it off. The pain will only worsen, even if it gets better periodically.
2006-11-27 08:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by circa 1980 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pain is referred by nerve distribution. The headache may or may not be associated with the tooth. The abscess would explain the headache, or an ear ache or the tingling over the scalp. The pain in the neck can be related as many people tend to tilt their heads when they have any pain in the head.
2016-03-12 23:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and see another dentist right away. Do not fool around with abcesses. they can move to other places in your body and cause all sorts of trouble
2006-11-27 08:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by chr1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-29 07:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋