Long COVID
Moderate → relapsed
Long COVID: short recovery undone by dental work, back to feverish and exhausted
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
tried to fix long covid teeth and relapsed
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
i even had a mobile dentist come to the house at one point
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
i recently had a series of harrowing experiences at the dentist following a very short stint of ‘recovery’ and lost everything i had worked towards.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
covid did a huge number on my teeth
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID writes that dental work undid a short stint of recovery. A crowned molar caused nerve pain and was pulled with a bone graft, which wrecked their baseline; two weeks on, the sick, feverish, exhausted feeling was back. An attempted wisdom tooth extraction with eight syringes of epinephrine left them shaking, unable to breathe and with severe palpitations. They still need three crowns and wisdom teeth removed, quoted 6k, and are unemployed.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- dental crown · Worse
two days after my crown was placed, i started to have intense nerve pain in the tooth
In context ↗ - epinephrine injection · Much worse
my arms and legs were tensing and shaking out of my control, i couldnt breathe , i couldnt hear
In context ↗ - tooth extraction and bone graft · Much worse
had a bone graft placed , and it wrecked my entire baseline
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | long COVID with heavy, feverish exhaustionthe long covid feelingIn context ↗ |
| — | short stint of recoveryfollowing a very short stint of ‘recovery’In context ↗ |
| 2026-09 | crown placed, then tooth pulled and bone grafthad a bone graft placed , and it wrecked my entire baselineIn context ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | long COVID feeling back after dental work, more dental surgery aheadand now two weeks out, the feeling is back again. **the long covid feeling**In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “two days after my crown was placed, i started to have intense nerve pain in the tooth” In context ↗ Nerve pain
- Epinephrine (EpiPen)“he proceeded to push 8 syringes of epinephrine into my face all at once. by the time the last syringe left my mouth, my arms and legs were tensing and shaking out of my control, i couldnt breathe , i couldnt hear” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
- Other surgery (adrenal, lung, venoplasty)“and now two weeks out, the feeling is back again. **the long covid feeling**. the sick, feverish, exhausted, heavy feeling that i thought could finally be behind me” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Other surgery (adrenal, lung, venoplasty)“i developed hypoglycemia from lack of nutrients. waking up sweaty and crampy every night” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
- Other surgery (adrenal, lung, venoplasty)“i had to have a failed crown on my back molars pulled last month, had a bone graft placed , and it wrecked my entire baseline” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodFlu-like symptomsHeart symptoms & palpitationsMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
the sick, feverish, exhausted, heavy feeling
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
i cannot tolerate epinephrine due to my dysautonomia
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
epinephrine causes really severe palpitations and vasovagal response
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
i had a fever off and on
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
ive been having a ton of unusual TMJ type pain for a while now
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
i started to have intense nerve pain in the tooth
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
to be honest i have been spiraling about this
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
found out im allergic to jello
In context ↗