Hi Bryanna,

Just wondering if I can also get some dental advice from you? I had a root canal on my farthest back molar six months ago. All of my molar roots go right into my sinus and I had a chronic sinus throb on that side for the next five months. After multiple dentists, endodontists, x-rays, CT scan and visit to and ENT, nobody could tell me what was wrong and all said there was no infection. Ten days ago I decided to have the tooth extracted and sure enough, it was infected right to the base of the sinus and sinus exposed. I was put on 10 days of antiobiotics (finished now) and have been taking good care of it. The site of extraction itself seems to be healing well but I am still having the throbbing pain around the other molars in the area and into my sinus.

From reading many of these threads, it sounds like maybe there is more infection or perhaps more infected teeth. How do I find this out definitively when nothing is showing up in xrays, CT or blood work? And what are my options if more teeth are involved? I just don't know who to go to any more. The extraction was done by an oral surgeon and he seemed to think it would heal fine. Maybe I;m just rushing it? It has only been 10 days.