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Tonsillitis caused by uncapped tooth?

jonsmithy
My temp crown fell off and was off for approximately 5 days (no root canal). A few days after getting my perm crown I came down with either strep throat or tonsillitis. Could the uncapped/exposed tooth (18) cause infection?

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