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Left jaw area pain
My mother is having a jaw pain at the left side, upper jaw. She tells that some swelling inside the left jaw area. Like near upper tooth area. She felt feverish also, but now she is okay except the pain. Some kind of tooth dacay also seen at that area where the pain is affected. Her age is 50 years. Please guide me what to do for this issue. She only feels the pain at the night only. Please tell me whether it is a serious condition or treatable?.
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Please be calm
See that swelling could be anything ranging from inflammatory Infection to tumour.i suggest you get an opg done .for further details you can consult me
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Some infection is present with decayed tooth which is causing jaw pain . U need to visit nearby dentist, get evaluated get an xray done . U need to take a course of antibiotics .
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Symptoms suggest there is an infection in tooth which is causing pain , swelling and fever...Condition is treatable ,don't worry but it is restorable or not will be depicted by xray only.
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she requires proper medication and treatment. so she should visit dentist as soon as possible.
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Symptoms suggests that tooth on left upper side is decayed and there is infection (which is cause of fever).Swelling is due to pus formation at the root tip of tooth. You need to visit dentist and get xray done.Depending on tooth left and amount of infection shown in xray ,it might be RCT or extraction.Dont worry, it's treatable.
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Visit nearby dentist as soon as possible
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Don't apply anything hot or eat hot food.Food should be soft and room temperature.
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Go for Opg xray
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Dr. Shivani Mangal
Endodontist
13 yrs exp
Delhi
Hello
All the symptoms of pain and swelling indicate that there is some infection in the tooth that require a proper check up and examination and x-ray would reveal which is the exact tooth of concern and what treatment is needed for the same. kindly visit your dentist and get her properly checked
If you visit the doctor in time it can be very well treated Through root canal treatment but if the truth is in bad condition then it might require extraction
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You can get in touch with me. I am an Endodontist (Root canal specialist) practising in New Delhi
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