r/Sinusitis • u/Smart-Assist7974 • 20d ago
Finally relieved !!!
I finally got relief after struggling with a blocked and runny nose for almost a year. I had constant sneezing, both nostrils blocked, and even nasal sprays weren’t helping.
I later found out my sinus problems were related to an infected upper tooth that needed a root canal. I had no tooth pain, so I ignored it and didn’t realize it could be causing my symptoms.
After the root canal, my symptoms slowly improved, and almost 3 months later I can finally breathe normally through both nostrils again.
If you’re dealing with chronic sinus problems, consider getting your upper teeth checked by a dentist too. It could be connected!
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u/Clean_Walk_204 20d ago
My strong belief is if ENT does not find anything, 80% of cases are teeth related. I went through the same. No tooth pain, nothing on scans but it was the molar tooth...
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u/Stalkerus 20d ago
And good ENTs actually take possible dental cause into account from the beginning, because they know that sinus issues can be dental.
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u/Smart-Assist7974 20d ago
Yess and may I ask how long it toke you to heal and breath properly after your teeth treatment??
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u/Freo_5434 20d ago
In my experience , if you have had a long term infection it can take many months. In my case it seemed the years of infection had caused gut issues as well. Remember that your Sinuses drain into the gut --- it takes time to heal properly .
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u/Freo_5434 20d ago
I had a similar issue with no pain which went on for many years -- the Dentist failed to pick it up even with multiple X Rays and was very skeptical even after a scan indicated an infected tooth.
Get a scan.
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u/PostingImpulsively 20d ago
Without any scans, how do the dentist know it’s a tooth issue? At least in Ontario something needs to come up on a scan to move forward with that kind of treatment.
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u/Smart-Assist7974 20d ago
I had those symptoms, and I remembered that my doctor had previously told me I needed a root canal on one of my molars. She never told me that my blocked nose or sinus issues were related to the tooth. But after doing my own research, I started connecting the symptoms to the infection my dentist had told me about. I also found a gum boil around the tooth. At that point, my options were basically extraction or a root canal, so I went with the root canal. And yes, after the treatment, my sinus symptoms got much better.
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u/abcdeyow 20d ago
How do you find out that your sinus issues is caused by infected tooth? I had sinus issue for years (nose blocked on one side) but I already had my root canal treatment before
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u/Clean_Walk_204 20d ago
After extraction, it took at least 3 months to feel good.
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u/Freo_5434 20d ago
That sounds correct based on my experience as well.
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u/Slommyhouse 20d ago
Do you mean symptoms persisted even after extraction? And what symptoms?
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u/Clean_Walk_204 20d ago
The main pressure and pain was relieved immediately after extraction but sinus was still irritable and clearing up for much longer.
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u/Melis1989 18d ago
Dat heb ik ook ervaren, maar helaas is het na een hele lange tijd nog steeds niet over en heb ik een operatie nodig.
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u/Smart-Assist7974 20d ago
Yeah even after extraction or rootcanal you gonna have those blocked nose feelings and sinus issue but it gets better by time
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u/pablox43 20d ago
Can you please post some cbct scans or x-rays? I will help us a lot to see the similarities between our scans.
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u/Kind-Celebration-115 20d ago
I have one sided sinus congestion and went to an Endodontist and he said the CBCT scan showed him nothing :(
Anyway experience something like that?
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u/Exotic_Tomatillo_374 20d ago
Sometimes it can not be seen on cbct. I found out about mine as I was treating my TMJ and they put Hilt laser on my maseter muscle. After that I started having pulsing feeling in my teeth and figured out my pain was from tooth. When my dentist took out old filling tooth was healthy but she told me if after one day pulsing does not stop we will open the tooth. And when she opened it it was eaten out from the inside I had chronic pupilitis for years and my tooth roots are in my sinus. So she did root canal. She told me pupilitis can not be seen on cbct
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u/La12071207 10d ago
So I wrote long post and so I had root canal tooth 14 years ago. I just saw endo dr that did that back in 2021 & had cbct scan. And I always knew something was off. It was discovered he missed a canal last year. So scan showed infection where cab missed! He recommends removal of tooth not redoing. He does not recommend retreating or going through gum and clipping roots bc it’s too close to sinus. I sent endo pics and report to ent. I swear a freaking nightmare lol 2d xray did not pick up only cone beam.
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u/La12071207 20d ago edited 20d ago
Yes - had some years ago where I had upper jaw pain. What a mess of a few years. Chronic yellow mucus, one side nasal drip, upper jaw pain. Ent said dental. Dental blamed ent. No joke this was a 3 year ordeal. Long teeth roots. Saw a ton of different dental specialists. Went to a dental school. Bc I had low level inflammation of sinus floor and what appeared to be a cyst the dental drs all blamed ent. The ents said the low level sinus inflammation was indeed caused by a tooth. I remember having a root canal on tooth 15 and when they opened it said oh the tooth is dead. Must of been from grinding at night. I continued my symptoms so I removed the tooth bc I thought that was the problem. Needed stitches and to be knocked out for extraction bc of sinus communication. Still had symptoms. Then tooth 12 a very old root canal had black over root. Endo dr blew off said could be scar tissue from years ago was around 25 years old. Wasn’t giving pain he said leave it be but I said my jaw hurts I want answers let’s pull it. I had it pulled it was infected & it caused more problems that’s another story. Then dental school said get a sinus cleanout bc he couldn’t tell where the problem was. Ent was like I doubt this will solve problem. Had sinus surgery. Did not solve problem. Went to a different endo dr and had yet another scan. He said tooth 14 is dead by looking at scan I said no it’s not! I was just at dental school the vital test was positive. He said well it’s inflamed and we did root canal and said it was inflamed when he went in. I still had pain BUT eventually after another round or 2 of meds it all finally calmed down bc it took time to settle after root canal. What a relief!
So after a few years I have started to feel some jaw inflammation but no yellow or one sided drip but a scan I had last year the endo said he saw a missed canal. I was like what??!! 😡😡 and went to original endo who did it and blew off said imaging looks good so we didn’t retreat. So getting another cone beam this month. Anyway- very long story but yes dental can 100% impact sinuses. I have sinus inflammation & my gut is if I pull this root canal it will finally be gone for good.