Symptoms to detect an oral infection is spreading to your body
Dr. D.Sendhil Nathan MDS, DNB Prosthodontics And Implantology
I am sure that you might have treated at least one tooth in your lifetime.
Let me ask you a question. What will an infected tooth cause?
Toothache, Swelling, Tooth sensitivity, Bad taste, Foul smell in the mouth. Then? Throbbing pain in the jaws, neck and ear also exists with the untreated infected tooth. It is because the nerves and tissues of the teeth are connected with the jaw bone and the associated skeletal regions.
Apart from these, untreated oral infections whether it is teeth decay, gum diseases or any other, it will cause various life-threatening diseases.
For instance, untreated gum diseases or infections in gums will cause heart diseases. We have been explained this in one of our earlier posts. Click here to read that.
You can diagnose the progression of such diseases begin from tooth infections with some changes occurring in your body. I have explained those here. Let us see.
1) Chronic fever
When our body encounters an infection, then the chemicals present in our blood increases the body temperature to eradicate the infection. Such elevation in temperature causes fever.
If the increased temperature cannot balance the infection, then you should have a high degree of fever for a few days. This is not a good sign and indicates the progress of infection in your body.
Similarly, the temperature goes beyond the normal and the body becomes chill at times. It is also a warning signing of the widespread of oral infections in the body.
2) Swelling
When you ignore a cracked or infected tooth to treat, then the bacteria in the mouth begin to accumulate in that tooth’s root region. It causes pus underneath the tooth and it is termed as Dental Abscess. The pus bloats the gum around the abscessed tooth. This, in turn, causes swelling in the face.
The persistence of swelling in the face makes difficult the mouth oriented actions like speaking, swallowing, biting eating. Meanwhile, closing off the airway in the nausea region is also possible with this abnormal swelling. It makes breathing also difficult.
3) Lesser urination
Dehydration and Stomach pain are common problems associated with infections in the body.
When our body becomes dehydrated, it excretes less urine. Meanwhile, the urine appears thicker and in abnormal color. Likewise, sweating is also drastically reduced.
On the other hand, the progressing infection will cause excretory problems like frequent vomiting, diarrhea,
4) Change in mental status
When the toxic substance secreted by the bacteria in an infected tooth enters the cranial cavity in our head, then the brain will be easily affected. This alters the state of our mind and induces problems like dizziness, low concentration level, confusion, extreme drowsiness, etc.
5) Rapid breathing rate and pulse rate
Is your heart beating faster than normal? Are you breathing excessively with no reason?
If your answer is YES for these questions, visit your Dentist immediately. The mentioned abnormalities are the indicators of the infection’s widespread in the bloodstream.
The toxic substance produced in the infected oral regions can be easily spread to both the bloodstream and the brain exhibiting various issues. Preventing those hazardous diseases will be possible if the precaution measures and care are taken in the earlier stages. We hope that the mentioned symptoms will help you to avert those issues.
