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Could Headache And Chest Pain Be Related To Wisdom Tooth Removal?

I recently had a wisdom tooth pulled and about 4 hours ago I started having a headache. I decided to take a nap and when I had awoke I had pain in my chest. It seems what had started as a headache changed into my chest pains. Could these events be correlated to my tooth extraction?
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hi..
Can understand your concern..

As per your complain headache and chest pain can occur after dental extraction due to anxiety and stress that occurs to patients commonly following a dental extraction..

At times taking medicine on an empty stomach or without having any solid food can cause acidity in stomach and lead to chest pain as well..

But in a few rare instances in case the air from the machines used to drill the bone for extraction can lead to air entrapment behind the wisdom tooth region leading to air entrapment in the neck region and chest..

If can cause suffocation and if the air is entrapped around lungs (PNEUMOTHORAX) and can cause chest pressure and lung collapse..

In case the air can be entrapped between the lungs causing
PNEUMO-MEDIASTENUM.

In very rare cases angina , cardiac arrests etc can be caused after dental extraction.

So chest pain should not be ignored if it is continuous and emergency room should be consulted for checkup and conformation.

Hope your query is solved..

If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Could Headache And Chest Pain Be Related To Wisdom Tooth Removal?

Hi.. Can understand your concern.. As per your complain headache and chest pain can occur after dental extraction due to anxiety and stress that occurs to patients commonly following a dental extraction.. At times taking medicine on an empty stomach or without having any solid food can cause acidity in stomach and lead to chest pain as well.. But in a few rare instances in case the air from the machines used to drill the bone for extraction can lead to air entrapment behind the wisdom tooth region leading to air entrapment in the neck region and chest.. If can cause suffocation and if the air is entrapped around lungs (PNEUMOTHORAX) and can cause chest pressure and lung collapse.. In case the air can be entrapped between the lungs causing PNEUMO-MEDIASTENUM. In very rare cases angina , cardiac arrests etc can be caused after dental extraction. So chest pain should not be ignored if it is continuous and emergency room should be consulted for checkup and conformation. Hope your query is solved.. If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.