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I have been dealing with upper and lower jaw pain with swelling under the ear. It's been more than 4 weeks. I did have some sinus infection and ear infection. I got some antibiotics from urgent care. After 2 weeks of antibiotics, thelower jaw pain, ear pain with swelling doesn't reduce. I went to an ENT last week to check my ear. He did Endo to check my sinus and also checked my ear. He said there is no infection in sinus and ear.
I was so confused and did go to the dentist. He checked for infection in the x-ray and it's not. He said since I was on antibiotics, if at all there was an infection present in the upper wisdom tooth or any other, it would have been cleared. He checked all my tooth in that side with a blue color stick and asked me to bite. I felt some discomfort and tenderness on one tooth bite. It's tooth #30. He said I might have a fracture in that tooth root and asked me to get CT scan. I took CT scan for that tooth(#30) and pan xray.
He didn't see any jaw bone issue in the pan xray. He said he couldn't find any crack in the CT scan. But he see something little and he is guessing that it might have a fracture. So he told me to go for extraction asap. He said RCT with crown might not work. If I feel pain after RCT, it's a waste of time and money. So he told me to go for extraction and implant immediately. I dont have any pain in that tooth until i go to the dentist.
I was totally confused and worried. He is not my regular dentist . My regular dentist is not available today and he is a new dentist and he has been practicing for an year.
I don't know if I can proceed with extraction with this guess. I do have some pain in the upper wisdom tooth and i have to extract that. I feel sore and stabbing/throbbing pain in the upper wisdom tooth area and the lower jaw (exactly under ear and under tooth #30). It's swollen on the whole lower jaw and on upper jaw too. I don't know how to proceed with.
I was assumed that this swelling and jaw pain was because of ear pain and that was cleared by ENT. Then I thought it's TMJ. But that is not as per the dentist. He said TMJ issue will not give this swelling. I feel continuous pain in the lower jaw area. If i bite down, I feel sharp pain on tooth 30 and relief while releasing.
I don't know if its because of tooth# 30 crack or upper wisdom tooth or TMJ inflammation. How to identify?
I do have throbbing pain in the upper jaw and the lower jaw throughout the day. I have some sharp pain in the upper wisdom tooth area and the lower tooth area(#30).
I don't want to proceed with tooth #30 for rct or extraction without knowing the concrete answer for this issue. I don't want to exaggerate tmj pain if that's the cause.
any inputs?? please hlp. I am so nervous to do any dental treatments. that too in this current pandemic, i am so nervous.
I have been dealing with upper and lower jaw pain with swelling under the ear. It's been more than 4 weeks. I did have some sinus infection and ear infection. I got some antibiotics from urgent care. After 2 weeks of antibiotics, thelower jaw pain, ear pain with swelling doesn't reduce. I went to an ENT last week to check my ear. He did Endo to check my sinus and also checked my ear. He said there is no infection in sinus and ear.
I was so confused and did go to the dentist. He checked for infection in the x-ray and it's not. He said since I was on antibiotics, if at all there was an infection present in the upper wisdom tooth or any other, it would have been cleared. He checked all my tooth in that side with a blue color stick and asked me to bite. I felt some discomfort and tenderness on one tooth bite. It's tooth #30. He said I might have a fracture in that tooth root and asked me to get CT scan. I took CT scan for that tooth(#30) and pan xray.
He didn't see any jaw bone issue in the pan xray. He said he couldn't find any crack in the CT scan. But he see something little and he is guessing that it might have a fracture. So he told me to go for extraction asap. He said RCT with crown might not work. If I feel pain after RCT, it's a waste of time and money. So he told me to go for extraction and implant immediately. I dont have any pain in that tooth until i go to the dentist.
I was totally confused and worried. He is not my regular dentist . My regular dentist is not available today and he is a new dentist and he has been practicing for an year.
I don't know if I can proceed with extraction with this guess. I do have some pain in the upper wisdom tooth and i have to extract that. I feel sore and stabbing/throbbing pain in the upper wisdom tooth area and the lower jaw (exactly under ear and under tooth #30). It's swollen on the whole lower jaw and on upper jaw too. I don't know how to proceed with.
I was assumed that this swelling and jaw pain was because of ear pain and that was cleared by ENT. Then I thought it's TMJ. But that is not as per the dentist. He said TMJ issue will not give this swelling. I feel continuous pain in the lower jaw area. If i bite down, I feel sharp pain on tooth 30 and relief while releasing.
I don't know if its because of tooth# 30 crack or upper wisdom tooth or TMJ inflammation. How to identify?
I do have throbbing pain in the upper jaw and the lower jaw throughout the day. I have some sharp pain in the upper wisdom tooth area and the lower tooth area(#30).
I don't want to proceed with tooth #30 for rct or extraction without knowing the concrete answer for this issue. I don't want to exaggerate tmj pain if that's the cause.
any inputs?? please hlp. I am so nervous to do any dental treatments. that too in this current pandemic, i am so nervous.
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