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What Causes Pain In Ears Radiating To Teeth And Forehead?

Every day I've been having pain for about a month now:
It kind of starts with pain in the inside of my ear
Then my wisdom teeth start hurting, but not the actual tooth itself. It were as if the pain was inside of my gums.
Then my temple begins to hurt.

The pain sometimes switch up and begin with the tooth pain I described then works its way to my ear then temple.

Does you know what this may be? Or if it's linked to any heart disease?
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain as you have described the course of pain and the way it appears it seems to be originating from the gum flap over the wisdom tooth that might have got inflamed secondary to infection that is caused due to food lodgement between the gum flap and the tooth and this condition is known as Pericoronitis.
The pain radiates from the gum flap to the ear,head, throat and you should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and in case of Pericoronitis the physician will advise to get an IOPAR [x-ray] don to rule out whether wisdom tooth is impacted or not..
If the tooth is not impacted and will erupt completely then removal of gum flap by a minor surgical procedure known as Operculectomy will provide permanent relief.
In case if tooth is impacted extraction of wisdom tooth has to be done..
As of now you can take higher painkiller like Tramadol for pain relief..
Do warm saline gargles..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Pain In Ears Radiating To Teeth And Forehead?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your complain as you have described the course of pain and the way it appears it seems to be originating from the gum flap over the wisdom tooth that might have got inflamed secondary to infection that is caused due to food lodgement between the gum flap and the tooth and this condition is known as Pericoronitis. The pain radiates from the gum flap to the ear,head, throat and you should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and in case of Pericoronitis the physician will advise to get an IOPAR [x-ray] don to rule out whether wisdom tooth is impacted or not.. If the tooth is not impacted and will erupt completely then removal of gum flap by a minor surgical procedure known as Operculectomy will provide permanent relief. In case if tooth is impacted extraction of wisdom tooth has to be done.. As of now you can take higher painkiller like Tramadol for pain relief.. Do warm saline gargles.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.