Vertigo after Dental Work

[jlapeze]

Pardon me if this topic has been covered before.  I had a root canal 2 weeks ago, and then 3 teeth prepped for crowns one week later (last Thursday).  

Since then I have been having bouts of vertigo.  Have others experienced this?  If so, would you please share?  

My teeth feel fine, no pain, no swelling.  I am due to go back next Thursday to have 3 permanent crowns installed.

[Myathebee89]

I just had 2back teeth pulled 5days ago Ive been extremely dizzy these past 2days going into the emergency room thinking Im about to black out feeling like I can drop any moment they did blood work X-rays the dentist looked at the area where the teeth were pulled nothing wrong I have a problem where I already feel spaced out all the time but this is worse and the docs just think its all in my head because of my past problems but this is very scary does anyone know when this will go away is this permanent?

[Marti58]

My husband is not a dentist and this is not a joke.

[JellyCrow]

I was supposed to get three fillings 1 on upper and 2 on lower back teeth on same side.  Within about 5 mins of having the lidocaine shots, I experienced severe vertigo (room spinning like a crazy ride you cannot get off of).  Then came the nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating.  I had to look down to help control the dizziness, and I couldn't move for a long time (locked myself in their bathroom). I vomited several times, diarrhea, and sweated a puddle on the floor.  Husband came to pick me up and take me to ER where I was put on anti-nausea IV drip.  After a while, vertigo and nausea went away and I was able to leave ER.  A week later and I still have pain in back of jaw from the shots, and get little dizzy spells, and have not much appetite.  

[Marti58]

This is a syndrome that might have been caused by your dentist husband.

[Marti58]

I had my first, very severe vertigo attack 2 years ago just a few days after a dental procedure. I was trying to stand up and fell on the floor. This was not dizziness, this was vertigo. I felt better a few minutes and called 911. I was told by the ER doctor I had a simple syncope (fainting episode). I know she was wrong (cost $7.000). I had 2 more episodes of severe spinning a few days later and then it stopped.
Just recently I had to go back to the dentist for fillings (2 one hour appointments). The drilling made me nauseous. I actually didn't know the drilling can shake up the inner ear and cause severe vertigo. Since the 2 visits I experienced 4 attack, twice I fell.
These attacks are extremely frightening. I thought I was having a stroke or a heart attack, or I might die. Now I'm fearful they might return.
I wish dentists talked about these issues. I also develop ear aches after each dental visit.
Now I have some hope the drilling caused these vertigo attacks and not something even more serious, like high BP or a stroke.

[Joanieaz]

I am 66 and had dental work yesterday.  I have had syncope in the past and this was very different.  Getting out of the dentist chair I went from counter to walls back and forth.  I felt like I was drunk.  I did not feel weak like I have with syncope.  This morning I got up at 7am and the same thing happened.  I have been nauseated off and on since yesterday, so there is something to this.  I just wonder how long it is going last.

[Marti58]

I had my first, very severe vertigo attack 2 years ago just a few days after a dental procedure. I was trying to stand up and fell on the floor. This was not dizziness, this was vertigo. I felt better a few minutes and called 911. I was told by the ER doctor I had a simple syncope (fainting episode). I know she was wrong (cost $7.000). I had 2 more episodes of severe spinning a few days later and then it stopped.
Just recently I had to go back to the dentist for fillings (2 one hour appointments). The drilling made me nauseous. I actually didn't know the drilling can shake up the inner ear and cause severe vertigo. Since the 2 visits I experienced 4 attack, twice I fell.
These attacks are extremely frightening. I thought I was having a stroke or a heart attack, or I might die. Now I'm fearful they might return.
I wish dentists talked about these issues. I also develop ear aches after each dental visit.
Now I have some hope the drilling caused these vertigo attacks and not something even more serious, like high BP or a stroke.

[Noho07]

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.  My husband is a dentist and we have a patient that suffers this syndrome.  Please do some research and this may help explain your symptoms.

[dizzyomahamom]

Hello there.  I am 37 and had two molars pulled on 6/27/14.  As of today 07/23/14 I am still having bouts of lightheadedness.  I cannot call them vertigo because the room has never felt like it was spinning.  My husband too feels that it is due to my oral surgery.  I called the surgeon and he very quickly dismissed me and said no it is not related, but that I should see an ENT.  Not only have I seen an ENT, I have have an EKG and a ct scan and a stress test.  All tests came back normal.  I am sick of wasting my time off from work, scared no one will ever really know what is wrong and nervous something may be wrong...are you feeling better mamabear04???  

[manguiat]

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[mandise]

My vertigo is due to iron deficiency body, red blood cells reduced by the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin less than the amount of oxygen the brain, resulting in a sense of vertigo.

[CRams]

Happened to me yesterday.  I found my answer here.  http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/specialty_areas/vestibular/conditions/benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo.html

[CRams]

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/specialty_areas/vestibular/conditions/benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo.html

[happyjosef]

I too am experiencing this same thing. I just had the first dental work I've had since middle school. I just got several fillings on the right side of both my top row and jaw. The procedure seemed to have gone well. Very little pain or discomfort.  For the rest of the day, after the local anesthesia wore off, my mouth did hurt a bit. However, the next day I felt no pain. But then, the dizziness and slight vertigo began. Its been 3 days since my procedure and my vertigo has only gotten worse.  I do find comfort reading all these comments and I hope the symptoms subside quickly.

[sarina798]

First excuse of my English.
I went to the dentist after feeling a little pain after drinking hot or cold.
before I said "jack Robinson" he started to make a root work.
In the middle he said that now I will feel a vibration during the drilling.
And I feel it. The next day in the morning when I wake up I felt an awful dizziness and stay laying in bed for 3 days hardly went to the toilet.
Stay in one position and did not move. cant hear TV or listening to the radio. After 3 days without eating only drinking it began to be a little better. Only after 2 and half years I can exchange position and sleep on the left side. All this years I slept only on the right side, because if I try immediately feel dizziness.
After asking a lot of doctors trough the internet, everybody said never hear of vertigo after dental work (are they crazy or what?) somebody told me that when they drill on low speed it cause viberation in the head. Thats the reason that nobody is telling.

[jennyrs001]

It is not likely that dental work should cause vertigo. But if you are experiencing vertigo after dental work it could be because of inflammation, too much dental work at once or nerve damage. This will get fine once you are healed.

[bes206]

I too have dizziness after lower jaw dental work.  I think that if you get enough drug in the injections to numb your jaw it also numbs your ear and causes dizziness.  The ear nerves just can't give you the feedback to feel stable or something, (but what do I know?).  I suspect this is fairly common and I don't understand why Dentists don't discuss it.  It is a creepy feeling and I need to have someone drive me home after a lower filling.  It goes away after a few days.  

[slak]

I had a sinus infection and stupidly a filling done as I was getting over it with antibiotics. The tooth was very painful after the filling and a few days later I woke up with severe vertigo, literally dropped to the floor. After that I was dizzy on and off for over a month. The doctor kept saying it was a virus, benign positional vertigo, etc... gave me stemetil and serc but it didn't go away. I kept bringing up the fact that it could be related to the dental work but was told three times to wait it out and try a physio for some manoeuvres to help the inner ear get back to normal. I still felt pain in my tooth and also in the ear near the tooth. Finally I had enough and went back to the dentist. They checked, said nothing wrong. Two weeks later I went back AGAIN and said there was definitely something wrong with the tooth. (And I thought it was too coincidental that the top right molar and my right ear were both in pain). He ended up drilling the filling out (it was a white one) and said the tooth did have a small fracture. I asked him to fill it with a metal one this time as I heard they are longer lasting and don't react so much to weather. From the day he replaced the filling, my vertigo (touch wood!) has disappeared. Completely. I haven't had one dizzy-free day in almost two months by that point and then it was gone. So I think you have to go with your gut and be pushy. Doctors are very quick to go with the average and say 'virus', 'give it time', 'here's some drugs that will mask it and not cure it'.

[manguiat]

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[rhferg]

I had a couple of fillings done by a new dentist 4 weeks ago and having been getting bouts of mild vertigo ever since.
I have done a bit online research and find that many people have been reporting this syndrome over a long period, but it is not recognised by the dental or medical professions.  Requests for explanations are met with generalisations about the common causes of vertigo (ie anything other than dental treatment!).
The closest I got to an explanation was a paper about the tiny electrical currents generated by composite fillings in the mouth, which can cause this and many other side effects, according to the researcher.
Replacing the offending fillings might resolve the issue, but if your dentist doesn't realise there is a problem, he is just as likely to make it worse.
So no good news, I'm afraid.

[Tanya75]

I had a filling last October (2012) and almost a year later, I am still getting dizzy spells! I have never experienced anything like this before!! I have had everything tested in the past year EXCEPT my filling! Although I have been to the denist 2 more times during the last year I never really gave it much thought untill now! I seen two different ENT doctors, was a client at the dizziness clinic, seen my family doctor many times, tried different medications, was even at the out patients at the hospital many times. However, now I see that other people are experiencing the same type of thing AFTER dental work, my next step is calling the dentist this afternoon!!

[mamabear04]

I just had a lower molor pulled #30 and have been having bouts of vertigo ever since, but its only been 8 days.  I went off the 800 motrin but i still get dizzy, worse in the morning. So weird, my doc gave me pills for the dizziness but I don't want to take them everyday. My husband swears it has something to do with the whole procedure. Hopefully by the end of the month this will disappear along with my sore mouth.

[jlc224]

Hi,
Im 30 years old, just had my first dental work ever (besides basic cleanings) I had an emergency root canal after my tooth broke off.  Iam experiencing the same thing you are describing. Im wondering what happened when you saw the doctor. Feeling a bit nervous about all of this and finding comfort in your comment.
Thank you.

[MarthaMable]

On 4/28 (Tues)I had veneers removed from my 6 front teeth & then prepped for caps. Temporary was put on.  Besides the numerous shots, he gave me Valium & them 800 mg of Ibrupropen.  At about 6AM the next morn I had my first wave of vertigo. Since I was in pain, I took more Ibrupropen.(Wed mron).  By Wed. afternoon, I was starting to worry.  Looked up Ibruporpoen & a side effect is dizziness.  I quit taking it & all else.  On Friday I was fine.  I went to the dentist on Fri. as one part of my gums are swollen.  Now on Keflex.  Then today about noon the diziness is back.  I hope this goes away.  Any other comments would be really appreciated.

[neko007]

I am also experiencing vertigo and discomfort in the inner ear, immediately following my first root canal procedure.

During my first visit, the root canal file broke in my tooth and after being referred to another specialist the file was removed and my root canal procedure was completed. I still have a dull pain in my chin all day.

However, since the first procedure, I've been experiencing vertigo several times a day. The symptom occurs when I am walking or sitting
up. It's usually worse at night and often comes with a strong headache. I never had a migraine headache and I feel very tired all day.

I am going to see a specialist soon, but could you share your opinion about my case?

[taochild]

I have had vertigo problems too.  The first time was in November 2008, the day after I had an upper molar pulled.  I had it for a couple of days following the procedure, and I have never had vertigo before.   I thought that swelling might be the cause, but yesterday I went in for a gum treatment and now I have it again.  I didn't experience any noticeable swelling from the procedure.  Both times the local anesthetic was strong enough to numb most of my face.  Previous trips these past few months had not produced vertigo, so I am wondering if it has something to do with where the shot is given.

[scottma]

Vertigo may occasionally be associated with temporomandibular diesrder. You r onset of vertigo attack may or may not be associated dental procedure. Hyperextesion of neck and turn to one side maximally may reduce the blood supply of internal carotid artery to brain and result of vertigo.Seeing medical professional is advised.