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What Causes Sinusitis With Foul Smelling Mucus?
Hi I had my upper wisdom tooth extracted on Jan 16th, and since Feb 4th, I came down with sinusitis, with foul smelling mucus. It coincided with the time when my stitches were dissolving. Is this normal? How long would it take for the oro-antral communication to heal? I was symptom free from January 22 - February 3. Thanks
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Hello dear,
Welcome to the HCM.
As tooth extraction can cause maxillary sinus infection (sinusitis) and if associated with foul smelling mucus , it may need antibiotics course for 1 to 2 weeks to eradicate the infection.Otherwise it may cause further complication like eye infection , headache etc.
I would suggest that get swab test done first and discuss with your treating doctor if you may need antibiotics course and follow accordingly.
Regards,
Dr.Maheshwari
Welcome to the HCM.
As tooth extraction can cause maxillary sinus infection (sinusitis) and if associated with foul smelling mucus , it may need antibiotics course for 1 to 2 weeks to eradicate the infection.Otherwise it may cause further complication like eye infection , headache etc.
I would suggest that get swab test done first and discuss with your treating doctor if you may need antibiotics course and follow accordingly.
Regards,
Dr.Maheshwari
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