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Can A Dental Infection Cause Hard Lump On Lower Jaw?

Hello I have hard lump on the side of my lower right jaw. I had my wisdom teeth extracted 9 -10 weeks ago. The lump is restricting my mobility of my jaw. However , I dont believe it to be under the jaw it is to the side of the jaw and is causing some visible swelling to an onlooker. The bump is HARD, not soft, which was peculiar. Is it an infection, bone fragment, what?
posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2014
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Dentist,  's  Response
Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic.
Sometimes after the extraction of wisdom tooth the swelling arises , but it heals within a week. But as you are mentioning that you had your extraction 9-10 daya back then it os something problematic, it can be possible that a root fragment might have left still in the socket, which is causing this. Better that once you get an x - ray done of that area or full mouth x - ray called as OPG, as it will show the cause.
Hope it will help you.
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Dentist,  Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon's  Response
helloo..read thru ur query and in my opinion it may not be related to the extraction of wisdom tooth....it can be diagnosed based on proper clinical examination and x rays or other diagnostic ways...from this symptoms it can be predicted only that it may not be related to wisdom tooth extraction..u have to meet an oral surgeon and take xrays and based on clinical examination treatment can be done...nothing to worry...be cool..hope ur benefitted something from this reply..have a healthy day!!!
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Can A Dental Infection Cause Hard Lump On Lower Jaw?

Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic. Sometimes after the extraction of wisdom tooth the swelling arises , but it heals within a week. But as you are mentioning that you had your extraction 9-10 daya back then it os something problematic, it can be possible that a root fragment might have left still in the socket, which is causing this. Better that once you get an x - ray done of that area or full mouth x - ray called as OPG, as it will show the cause. Hope it will help you.