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What Causes Pain In Jaws And Swelling In Face?
Hello. As of yesterday, I've been having pain on the right side of my jaw. It hurts to open my mouth and the right side of my face is somewhat swollen. I've taken some ibuprofen for the pain but I'd like to have an idea of what this might be. I'm 18 and I'm trying to figure out if its my wisdom teeth or not. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Fri, 14 Feb 2014
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Pain & swelling in right side of your jaw and face could be because of wisdom teeth or any other tooth infection.
you are 18 years old so, it is the right time for the eruption of wisdom teeth.
for this you have to get your IOPA xray or OPG done and then visit your dentist to know the status of the tooth and jaw size.
Meanwhile you can do warm saline gargles 3-4 times a day and antibiotic course with pain killer can relief you for sometime from this pain.
hope you are satisfied.
thank you
welcome to HCM
Pain & swelling in right side of your jaw and face could be because of wisdom teeth or any other tooth infection.
you are 18 years old so, it is the right time for the eruption of wisdom teeth.
for this you have to get your IOPA xray or OPG done and then visit your dentist to know the status of the tooth and jaw size.
Meanwhile you can do warm saline gargles 3-4 times a day and antibiotic course with pain killer can relief you for sometime from this pain.
hope you are satisfied.
thank you
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