I have recently had a tooth taken out. Two weeks later I had to go back to my dentist as my gums were noticeably swollen. My dentist confirmed this and redressed the area and gave me antibiotics. But I have also been experiencing head pains especially when coughing and sometimes when bending forward. I have seen my doctor who did not seem to worried about this problem but I did not mention about the tooth extraction. I have also recently had a bad cough. I have put the coughing pains in my head down to straining my head muscles. But although I now only cough occasionally, my head still hurts when I cough. I would like to know if my head pains could be linked with the tooth extraction or can I put the pains down to all the coughing.