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What Causes Feeling Of Fluid In Jaw And Sticky Saliva After Tooth Extraction?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015
Question: please help me for about 10 months I been suffering with a feeling of fluid in my jaw line and then a thick sticky siliva comes in my mouth its horrible I had an extraxction when it startred
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Answered by Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Tooth or bone infection, stone in salivary gland, radiographs

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query.
As far as the fluid and thick ropy saliva is concerned, I have two possibilities.
It can be because of pus discharge secondary to tooth or bone infection.
The other possible cause can be a infection in the salivary glands secondary to stones in the salivary gland.
Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. You need to get a radiograph like orthopantomograph and occlusal radiograph done to confirm the diagnosis.
Once the diagnosis is concerned we can treat accordingly.
Please describe your problem in detail and of possible upload the images of your teeth and face.
I hope I have answered your query. if any queries are there reply me back.
Take care.
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Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S

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Practicing since :2007

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What Causes Feeling Of Fluid In Jaw And Sticky Saliva After Tooth Extraction?

Brief Answer: Tooth or bone infection, stone in salivary gland, radiographs Detailed Answer: Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query. As far as the fluid and thick ropy saliva is concerned, I have two possibilities. It can be because of pus discharge secondary to tooth or bone infection. The other possible cause can be a infection in the salivary glands secondary to stones in the salivary gland. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. You need to get a radiograph like orthopantomograph and occlusal radiograph done to confirm the diagnosis. Once the diagnosis is concerned we can treat accordingly. Please describe your problem in detail and of possible upload the images of your teeth and face. I hope I have answered your query. if any queries are there reply me back. Take care.