Losing a tooth to infection can be much riskier than most people realize. There are plenty of complications, some can even be deadly. Patients with infected teeth can even get cancer or hepatitis. The teeth are connected with the rest of the body. This means that bacteria which are causing the infection can move everywhere, even your brain. If this happens you are suffering from a brain abscess.  Visit a dental practice in Hornsby for routine visits or even for the slightest tooth problem so this can be prevented. Because when a tooth infection spread to the brain, symptoms can be quite startling.

It isn’t all that easy to diagnose a brain abscess at first. The symptoms are many and can appear all at once or one by one for a month or two. These are the symptoms you need to be wary of:

Fever

Chills

Vomiting

Sensitivity to light

Neck stiffness

Changes in vision

Changes in behavior or personality

Decreased ability to see, smell or hear

The ability to speak is decreased

The patient can be much more irritable, irrational and confused than normal

If your child has bad teeth, he or she can also suffer from a brain abscess and can develop one more symptom along with the ones already mentioned.

Spasticity in the limbs

If you experience any of these symptoms be sure to rush to your doctor. He will perform an MRI or CT scan of your brain to see if you truly are suffering from a brain abscess. This is a very serious medical condition. You will need to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time. Your brain could swell up. The worst-case scenarios are brain damage or death.

The abscess is treated with antibiotics. If they aren’t reducing the infection, surgery will be required. Surgery is the final solution. It is performed only if your brain is threatened with severe swelling that could rupture inside your brain.

If you have heart issues combined with bad dental you are the prime candidate for a brain abscess. Be sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor to prevent such a serious medical issue.