What Causes Mouth Sores With Painful Jaws?

Posted on Thu, 8 Dec 2016

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Question : I have sores on the back of my tongue, and my jaw has been sore.

Answered by Dr. Rahul Tawde (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Jaw is sore due to the oral sores

Detailed Answer:
Hello, Thank you for posting your question on Health Care Magic.
The mouth sores are very painful and could be due to variety of reasons .
First and foremost is due to B12 deficiency. I would recommend you to get a serum B12 level done,based on which we can tell if you require oral or injectable supplementation.
It could also be due to viral infection.
Meanwhile I would recommend you to apply glycerin orally to ease the pain .
It would be more helpful if you could upload the pictures of your sores
Best wishes

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