Protective Order or Not, Charlie Visits Ailing Brooke in Hospital

Charlie Sheen's estranged wife hospitalized after suffering a "bad infection" resulting from oral surgery

Brooke Mueller's toothache has taken a turn for the worse: Charlie Sheen's estranged wife is being treated in a Los Angeles-area hospital following emergency oral surgery.

And despite a protective order barring Sheen from having contact with her in the wake of their Christmas Day debacle, the Two and a Half Men star has been spotted at the hospital, presumably to visit Mueller.

Sheen and Mueller were supposed to reunite today, but in a Colorado courtroom, not a medical center. But a judge delayed the hearing, on whether to eliminate or extend the protective order, until Friday because of Mueller's "medical emergency."

Yale Galanter, a lawyer for Mueller, could not confirm reports that Mueller was in an ICU suffering from pneumonia, but did tell E! News that Sheen's missus  condition was serious.

"She really did have a very bad infection that required her to have emergency surgery and have her wisdom teeth taken out and that's why the hearing scheduled for this morning was postponed," Galanter said. "It was a bad infection and she had to take antibiotics."

Authorities in Colorado say that for now, Friday's hearing is still on, but that obviously could change depending on Mueller's prognosis.