Hi apgjcg,
Yes, any infection can hinder the healing from a broken bone.
You mentioned that the "endodontist" removed this tooth... did I understand that correctly? These dentists do not routinely extract teeth. In fact in my lengthy 30+ yr career I have not ever known one who did.
The best specialist to see for the extraction of all infected and/or all root canaled tooth as well as most wisdom teeth would be an oral surgeon. Or a general dentist who has been ""specifically"" trained in oral surgery, in addition to his typical dental curriculum, who also ""routinely"" performs these procedures in his ""daily"" practice would be another wise choice.
Endodontists do not actually "lie" to their patients.... they just do not fully disclose all of the information and they deliberately utilize words like "cure" or "save" when referring to endodontic treatment to sell the procedure. Those words when referencing any procedure that is done to an infected or dead tooth means nothing more than "retain or keep" as there is no physical or medicinal means of curing an infected or dead tooth to make it healthy again.
I'm sorry you are having this trouble .... please seek help from an oral surgeon asap.
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Originally Posted by apgjcg
Thanks so much for the information you share on this site. The Endodontist certainly didn't inform me at all. As a matter of fact I feel he lied to me. It is only common sense that the extraction site should have been thoroughly cleaned of infection before I left his office. I asked the question regarding cleaning and he said, "yes, I cleaned it". I'm so upset by all this. Why would he lie to me? How could he still have a practice?
I also have another health issue. In December I broke my ankle, then fell again 6 weeks later - broke the ankle again along with a leg bone. I didn't walk for 4 months. I attend physical therapy as much as I can afford. (No health insurance, Husband lost job) My recovery has been slow. Could this infection have hampered that recovery?
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