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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam!
In the 5th grade of primary school I injured both upper front central incisors. I then underwent treatment and repair of the teeth. In the 8th grade the dentist made "posts" and crowns. Soon afterwards I had pain in my left arm, neck and on the left below the heart (AT THE TIME I DID NOT CONNECT THIS). The cardiologist only said it was minor nervousness! Later I occasionally experienced an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia; that was around the age of 18 when I first felt it. I am now 34, and when I last visited my dentist, approximately half a year ago, he noticed an irregularity next to the "post" on the panoramic X-ray. Some kind of "void" where harmful bacteria could possibly develop, or something like that. For the first time I then somehow connected the pain in my arm with the teeth. I am otherwise being treated for sudden palpitations, which are of psychosomatic origin! Is there any possibility of a connection between a defect or contamination around the "post" and health problems such as sleep disorders, palpitations and feeling unwell, for which I now take PAROXAT? Thank you for your valued opinion! Kind regards!
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
I believe there is no connection between the two problems described. This certainly does not mean that the tooth does not require additional treatment, because it represents a chronic focus that can cause disease elsewhere in the body (focal infections). However, I believe that the irregular heartbeat is not connected with this type of focus.
Have a nice day!
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