I have been having severe tooth pain in a back tooth. Today it started hurting and shortly after I felt lightheaded, and nausea. Although it was hot outdoors where I was too. Are the symptoms related to something with my tooth? What is causing this? Or was is in related and am I just dehydrated?
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. As per your complaint it seems that you have a deeply decayed tooth which has involved Pulp which is present in the center of the tooth and contains nerves and blood vessels and when decay reaches the nerves there is inflammation of the nerves leading to pain. Nausea and light-headedness in your case seems to be due to Heat Stroke as you told that it is hot, and you were out, which can lead to deny Chat Doctor. . For toothache, you need to consult a dentist and get evaluated as well as get an x-ray done. In case of deep decay and if tooth is in condition to be saved Root Canal Treatment followed by antibiotics like Amoxicillin and painkillers like Ibuprofen or Retool DT can help in relieving. While in case if tooth is damaged to the extent that it cannot be saved extraction followed by antibiotics and painkillers is the choice of treatment. For nausea and light-headedness