It has been approximately 3 months since I had all my remaining teeth extracted. I have been dealing with the usual bone working out of the gums and pain trying to get used to the new dentures but I have also been dealing with dizziness , nausea, lightheadedness , generally cant function, kind of a euphoria type feeling. There was a bout with infection in the gums where there were puss pockets but that has subsided now after a couple doses of antibiotics. Could the teeth being extracted cause this? could the infection have affected my brain. Also I suffer from MS but I have been seeing a nuerologist and everything seems to be ok. I have had 2 MRI s done in the past month and a half. Thanks
Hello & welcome, First & most important thing here is, just go for check up of your newly made Denture. This is so because, denture if over extended on palatal side, causes feeling of nausea thereby leading to dizziness. Although this nausea & dizziness can be due to gastric irritation by the antibiotics taken by you, checking denture for over extension will be primary advise. And if denture is found overextended, then can be treated by grinding & reducing extension of the denture to proper limits by your dentist. Absolutely, oral infection & brain has nothing to do with each others. Tooth extraction can cause pain but not nausea. You should not wear your denture if there is any residual infection in extraction socket which should be treated immediately. You can undergo blood sugar examination as diabetes patients suffer from delayed wound healing & difficulty in wearing denture. Take care.