Expert: Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. - 4/1/2007

Question
My right eye tooth has been feeling strange for a while; not really hurting just feels strange. It's hard to describe the feeling. It's sort of tingly feeling when touched and it also feels like it's about to fall out when touched; I look in the mirror and try to wiggle it and it's solid and when I have a cold is when it starts to hurt. I rinsed my mouth with hydrogen peroxide and the strange feeling went away but came back after a few hours. I decided to let it go for now since it didn't hurt. Now recently I rinsed with hydrogen peroxide again and a few of my teeth started really hurting. It went away after a while but the next day I had a sore throat and stuffy/runny nose and that same eye tooth was starting to hurt. I am curious if you have encountered anything like this before and what it might be and if a problem with a tooth can cause sinus problems like stuffy/runny nose.

Answer
It's the other way around.Sinus problems could present themselves as vague or even sharp dental problems even though nothing is wrong with the teeth.First get to a dentist and have some xrays and a good evaluation to see if there's anything going on. If that turns up negative head over to your physician to be evaluated for sinusitis or a sinus infection.