I had an abscess tooth i had extracted longer then a month ago. Before i had the tooth pulled it was infected and caused my jaw to hurt and i had a sinus infection spitting out yellow mucus. I had the tooth extracted and after the extraction blood and yellow mucus came out. I have still had bad sinus problems since i have had the abscess everytime i eat i spit out yellow mucus after eating. He said the tooth in front of the tooth extracted was in the same position as the other one but it don't hurt like the other one did. Can a tooth really cause all these sinus problems? They are upper teeth. I had an xray on the remaining teeth and they are not showing as abscess. I honestly do not know what's causing all this sinus drainage but it's has went on for 3 months. What is the best solution to do? Should i ask the doctor about antibiotics or what.

Hi JaySmitty,

Yes, teeth can infect the sinuses. It can be difficult to eradicate the infection from the sinus... sometimes surgery is necessary to physically remove the infected sinus tissue.

You said....<<He said the tooth in front of the tooth extracted was in the same position as the other one but it don't hurt like the other one did.>>>>

Does this mean that this other tooth is also infected???? If so, then irrelevant of whether it hurts you or not, it could still be a source of your sinus infection just as the extracted tooth was. Many times a tooth will not hurt because the infection is draining into the sinus. So long as the infected teeth are present, the sinus will remain infected.

Bryanna