Tonsillitis caused by uncapped tooth?

Question

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?

Ricardo Guevara, DDS · Answer

No, It is Very Unlikely that it has something to do, normally a prepare tooth is kind of clean, never completely free of bacteria (as you know it habitats the mouth) but normally not to cause this type of infection.

Amber Garcia, DDS · Answer

It is unlikely that an uncapped tooth would cause tonsillitis. I would not think the two are linked at all.

Patric Cohen, DDS, FAGD · Answer

Very unlikely that that could cause your issue. Most likely just a coincendence. Unless there was an infection under the crown to begin with.

Paul D. Kantor, DDS · Answer

No, I don’t think that tooth has anything to do with a throat infection. A prepared tooth without a crown isn’t a source of infection. It’s no more infectious than any other part of the mouth.

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