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I will try to keep this simple and short.
I have been feeling very run down for quite some time and for no apparent reason I have had 3 upper teeth simply die so I had them removed in 2 different session (#3, 4, & 14). Three days after the extraction of tooth #3 (the most painful tooth) some long term stomach bloating completely went away (strange I know). None of the 3 teeth showed any signs of decay or cracks on 3 different types of x-rays (Bite wing, Panoramic or Cone Beam) and also no signs of swelling or bleeding around the gums. Certainly the dentist did not want to remove them but I insisted. After each of the 3 extractions the dentist cut the teeth open and indeed all 3 were hollow inside (To his surprise).
The strange thing is that it has been 4 months since the last extraction and now the teeth next to the extraction sites are hurting just like the previously removed teeth but they too look normal and my gums look healthy. I still feel run down but I can take a simple antibiotic (such as a 5 day Z-Pak) and I feel very energetic again but it only lasts for about 2 weeks tops. I was tested using a Cavitat machine for a cavitation in the jaw bone and one was found in the lower right jaw bone where I had a wisdom tooth removed 30 years ago. I had that site treated with 12 weeks of ozone injections just to be safe (which is and always was a pain free site to begin with). I am on my 4th general dentist now and each one is more baffled than the last.
My questions are:
1) Can there be some type of mysterious bacteria or infection under the gum or in the jaw that is destroying my upper teeth but might be very difficult to detect? (And maybe the reason I feel so run down?)
2) If there is a chance that this could be tested or diagnosed by some type of Specialist/Dentist/Dr, what type of Specialist should I search out? I am thinking maybe they can do a culture and send it into a lab to see if there is indeed a sign of infection or bacteria that can be identified?
Thank you in advance, I appreciate any suggestions.
I will try to keep this simple and short.
I have been feeling very run down for quite some time and for no apparent reason I have had 3 upper teeth simply die so I had them removed in 2 different session (#3, 4, & 14). Three days after the extraction of tooth #3 (the most painful tooth) some long term stomach bloating completely went away (strange I know). None of the 3 teeth showed any signs of decay or cracks on 3 different types of x-rays (Bite wing, Panoramic or Cone Beam) and also no signs of swelling or bleeding around the gums. Certainly the dentist did not want to remove them but I insisted. After each of the 3 extractions the dentist cut the teeth open and indeed all 3 were hollow inside (To his surprise).
The strange thing is that it has been 4 months since the last extraction and now the teeth next to the extraction sites are hurting just like the previously removed teeth but they too look normal and my gums look healthy. I still feel run down but I can take a simple antibiotic (such as a 5 day Z-Pak) and I feel very energetic again but it only lasts for about 2 weeks tops. I was tested using a Cavitat machine for a cavitation in the jaw bone and one was found in the lower right jaw bone where I had a wisdom tooth removed 30 years ago. I had that site treated with 12 weeks of ozone injections just to be safe (which is and always was a pain free site to begin with). I am on my 4th general dentist now and each one is more baffled than the last.
My questions are:
1) Can there be some type of mysterious bacteria or infection under the gum or in the jaw that is destroying my upper teeth but might be very difficult to detect? (And maybe the reason I feel so run down?)
2) If there is a chance that this could be tested or diagnosed by some type of Specialist/Dentist/Dr, what type of Specialist should I search out? I am thinking maybe they can do a culture and send it into a lab to see if there is indeed a sign of infection or bacteria that can be identified?
Thank you in advance, I appreciate any suggestions.