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Can A Nerve Damage Following Tooth Extraction Cause Swollen Tonsils?

Can nerve damage following tooth extraction (one month ago) cause swollen tonsils and pain? Have taken 6 days of amoxicillin and 9 days of augmentin. Problem persists. Will revisit endodentist to make sure the remaining molars on lower right are not abscessed. What is going on? Iam 74 years old.
Wed, 27 Dec 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Well, nerve damage generally does not cause swollen tonsils and pain, rather it causes numbness of the area supplied by the nerve..

However if there is Infection in tooth and there is associated pus drainage then it can infect the throat causing Tonsillitis..

So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency room and get evaluated..

Throat swab culture can be done to rule out the exact nature of Infection..

Antibiotics can be given accordingly..

For now do warm saline gargles, take anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen..
Take numbing lozenges like Cepacol..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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Can A Nerve Damage Following Tooth Extraction Cause Swollen Tonsils?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Well, nerve damage generally does not cause swollen tonsils and pain, rather it causes numbness of the area supplied by the nerve.. However if there is Infection in tooth and there is associated pus drainage then it can infect the throat causing Tonsillitis.. So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency room and get evaluated.. Throat swab culture can be done to rule out the exact nature of Infection.. Antibiotics can be given accordingly.. For now do warm saline gargles, take anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen.. Take numbing lozenges like Cepacol.. Hope this helps.. Regards..