Bad odor from tooth but no toothache or sinus headache

[annwrightvt]

Starting this fall I've had a more than normal amount of mucus in my sinuses, and thick. I thought it was allergies. At least a month ago I had a head cold (which appeared about 2 mo. after I first noticed what I thought was an "allergy" issue). I thought that maybe my sinuses would get back to normal when my cold went away, but I still have thick mucus and bad breath. Recently I've noticed that the odor is coming from a spot behind my upper right molar. I discovered this running my tongue over my teeth. That spot "feels"  different to my tongue, not rough, but metallic-like. My taste buds are picking up on it. There is no pain and no real discharge. As far as I can see, the tissue in the area looks normal. Any ideas what might be going on?

[Jerome Bogin, D.D.S.]

You might have a periodontal pocket behind that molar. I would floss every day and see if that helps and a visit to the dentist might be a good idea.

[HIS GIFT TO US]

I had a tooth that a rootcanal was done on & it just never took well (thought it was ok for about a year. Well I couldn't floss btw where the tooth was bc it hurt so bad, I went to the dentist & had tons of xrays done over a 4 yr time period. Then at a reg. cleaning app. the woman checked my gum line & the tool she used I guess poked at some infection that was unseen, had no ideal til about 3 days later my jaw swelled & finally stuff came out of my gum. Well the dentist thought it had to be a gum issue well I gave it 4mo & nothing helped so I went to an oral sur. & was going to get it pulled but they took 8 xrays that day & never found anything wrong w/ that tooth but I wasn't leaving bc I knew something was wrong, well he said he'd look & if it couub be saved he'd send me to another specialist. Once he got in there, there was a huge hole way up high in the tooth so no xray could see it. Since it's been pulled all is well. Good Luck

I realize u said u have no pain, but has that tooth had a rootcanal? I didn't have any sinus problems but I had even had my eyes checked bc one of em got to hurting, come to find out it was the tooth causing the pain since everything is so closely connected.

[annwrightvt]

Thanks for the insights about the periodontal pocket. I

[annwrightvt]

Thanks for the warning about a periodontal pocket. I DO floss daily, and I had my dental check-up in September, but they didn't take x-rays this year (had them last year).

I don't have any root canals.