Teeth virus is it still there?

[walkingdead24]

I had a big paintooth before 1half-2years that i didnt treat neither went to the doctor , after a while the pain got away and never returned , sometimes it might be painfull on the touch but not too much , i got the same on the other side and it  got away too , both tooths associated with the problem broke and now i dont have them , i just wonder if after so much time , its possible for the virus to exist and spread or it might already have spreaded but i dont even know because it doesnt cause symptoms? i never had any symptoms at all or at least i dont recognize  , the part of my mouth next to my nose is red but i dont know if its related to it.

[Nighthawk61]

So you had the two teeth removed? and there's no more symptoms?

I think at this point most people would let it go, and practice the best oral hygiene possible.

ie. flossing (after every meal or snack)
waterpic (after every meal or snack)  ,
brushing at least twice with an electric toothbrush (gums, tongue, teeth)
and vigorously swishing mouthwash until it loses it's sting (you can get used to doing this while using the toilet).

Aside from that , if you want to be really careful and cover all your bases, you'll read up on what could be happening by the symptoms that you've had, and maybe have with the redness.

There's an article that talks about what could be happening that would show up as oral problems at http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/DataStatistics/SurgeonGeneral/sgr/chap3.htm

ie. Many systemic diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, and AIDS, as well as therapies for systemic diseases, can directly or indirectly compromise oral tissues//  Less common but very serious are oral and pharyngeal cancers.

So, in order to err on the side of caution, you might want to go to your doctor and ask to have a full physical to set your mind at ease. (if you haven't done so in the past year) Usually this is done every year at the doctor's office, or ideally should be done. I'm sure that they would run the tests again, to ease your mind some. You can never be too careful.

I hope that you do go to your doctor, i think it might be the only way to truly give you some closure.




,