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Swelling beside molar
There is a swelling beside the molar tooth & left cheek. Also a slight swelling right below the jawline which pains if pressed.
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Based on your history it may be due to wisdom teeth....
Wisdom teeth is one that fails to erupt in its position in the given period of time...
Consequences of wisdom teeth:
**Pericoronitis(Gum swelling)
**Gum bleeding
**Bad breathe due to food accumalation
**Jaw soreness
**Trismus(Difficult in the mouth opening)
**Lymphadenopathy(swelling of lymph nodes causes swelling immediately below the jaws)
**Cyst formation
The treatment involves removal of wisdom teeth followed by analgesics and antibiotics
Next Steps
kindly visit dentist for further clinical examination and management
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Dr. Siddharth Mahajan
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Chandigarh
Radiograph is needed for proper diagnosis. May be due to some carious tooth or due to third molar eruption
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