Hi!

I've been getting repeated inflamation of my right eye that artificial tears / antibacterial / antiviral eye drops aren't fixing. The inflammation goes away with steroid eye drops and returns as soon as I stop them. I can't stay on the steroid long term because possible side effects include glaucoma.

I've had root canals on tooth number 30 and 31 (twice). There is often bleeding from my gums if I floss those teeth. I was feeling mild discomfort, pressure in my jaw in that general area. I've also never had bad breath but was waking up to gross breath.

When I went for my annual cleaning, I told my dentist about this and he did an x-ray. He says there is a "pocket" in tooth #31, it might be cracked under the cap/crown and there is a "shadow" in the root for that tooth. Also, tooth #30's roots don't look perfectly clear either.

It seems extremely likely that the root canals are infected. I think I'll just ask to get these teeth pulled and learn to chew on the left side. :-)

What I wanted to know was, could my recurrent eye problems be related to an infected root canal? It seems a bit coincidental.