I'm not a dental proffessional (Richard would be qualified to directly answer here ) but my concern (I experienced similar situation 7 years ago with my tooth) with a possible ongoing infections would be the possibility of a bone infection developing. Potentially very difficult to treat or the infection getting into the bloodstream which can have other problems. He needs immediate attention- and not just in terms of yanking a tooth out. If tooth left much longer -of having dramatic negative impact on his health. This is...

I'm not a dental proffessional (Richard would be qualified to directly answer here ) but my concern (I experienced similar situation 7 years ago with my tooth) with a possible ongoing infections would be the possibility of a bone infection developing. Potentially very difficult to treat or the infection getting into the bloodstream which can have other problems. He needs immediate attention- and not just in terms of yanking a tooth out. If tooth left much longer -of having dramatic negative impact on his health. This is just my 2 cents opinon.

<<<It could just be a tooth ache take him to a local dentist and find out what is wrong>>>