I have had a bad tooth for a while, it s the very back molar on the bottom. I had a crown at one time and the crown cracked and came off some years ago. The gum around the area has been extremely sensitive for about a week and yesterday and today I started having pain in my upper right chest area and throat on the right side (same side as the bad tooth). It hurts when I take a deep breath, bend over or move my head in a certain way. It feels almost like a cracked rib would feel when I try to breath, except higher in my chest. I don t know whether it is a doctor or dentist problem. Doctor would be better since I have no dental or health insurance.
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, As per your description there is severe infection in your molar tooth and the surrounding gums. You need to visit to the dentist and get complete mouth evaluation done . Get an x-ray done. Get complete mouth scaling and polishing done . Take saline water gargles 3-4 times a day . Use 0.2% of chlorhexidine mouthwash gargles thrice daily . For chest pain you need to visit a physician and get a chest x-ray done . Hope this helps out . Regards.