In preparation for his upcoming surgery we decided that Joe needed to be seen by a dentist. I know someone who was scheduled for back surgery and minutes before it was suppose to begin he told the surgeon that he had a tooth ache and the surgeon called off the surgery until he was seen and cleared by a dentist. It was a good thing because that "little" tooth ache ended up being an infection that had caused bone loss. The surgeon later stated that an infection in the mouth could have greatly compromised the outcome of the surgery...it could have even killed him they had proceeded and the infection spread to the area they were performing on. Scary right?!?! Knowing this, we figured better safe than sorry!
