NBR: Any dental hygienists/dentists on?

StellaJane

Can you feel an abcess when you blow your nose? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but today when I woke up I blew my nose and the area above my molar was very tender and sensitive. Now I feel a sort of dull ache.

?Could I have an abcess? I feel like I'm coming down with something, so maybe my glands are just swollen on that side or something? I've just never felt such an isolated ache when I'm sick.

?Thanks!?

Mysterious_wife

Not in the dental field, but it sounds like a sinus infection to me.

StellaJane

I hope it is. It just feels so weird that it seems to be in my gums above my molars.

Mrs.EmmaLouise

Im a dental assistant, and it sounds like a sinus infection to me.  Do you have a bump on your gums?  Whens the last time you went in for x-rays, exam, and cleaning?  If it was recent its very unlikely you got an abcess in a short amount of time. 

If its a tooth infection what happens is you get a cavity, it grows into the nerve (usually takes a yearish- assuming you brush), has to be in the nerve for a while before you get an abcess (talking a few months). 

Or it can be a periodontal abcess which is an infection of your gums.  Are your gums irritated at all, do you have periodontal disease?

I'm not a dentist or a doctor, so if it persists tomorrow call your doctor or dentist.

StellaJane

Thanks for the response. I hope it's just an infection. If I press my gums with my finger there is no pain, but if I press through my cheek it's tender. y gums don't feel sensitive and there is no irritation. It's strange that it's so isolated. It's even tender when I yawn.

Mrs.EmmaLouise

I still think its a sinus infection, go to the doctor before it gets worse.