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Have Elevated Liver Enzymes. Root Canal Done, Had Jaw Pain. Can Tooth Problem Lead To Elevated Values?
I have elevated liver enzymes - alt, ast, alk. phos. and ggt. they were revealed after an application for life insurance, which was declined. The have gone down a bit, but are still above normal. That said, we have done ultrasound, ct with contract, and now my blood is at Mayo for possible PBC. However, I also had a root canal today and the endodontist told me it was likely the cause of some jaw pain that I have had for a few months. He said it was pretty bad, although an abscess wasn't noted. Could the tooth problem be the cause of elevated values?
Karen
Karen
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Fri, 18 Oct 2013
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No it is not correlated with each others, the dental condition(The root canal) and the elevated liver enzyme it may be co-incidence, still I would advise you to discus it with Doctor for possible cause, there must be some viral infection, in either liver or jaw area, take care have nice day
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No it is not correlated with each others, the dental condition(The root canal) and the elevated liver enzyme it may be co-incidence, still I would advise you to discus it with Doctor for possible cause, there must be some viral infection, in either liver or jaw area, take care have nice day
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