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Does An Impacted Wisdom Tooth Cause Glaucoma?

hello.. i am a 55yr old woman having increased temple/jaw pain and pressure from an impacted wisdom tooth~ and yesterday i found out that i may have glaucoma because of pressure and cupping in the back of my eye.. can the eye problems in any way be related to the wisdom tooth? thank you..
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain in the temple, jaw could be because of the infection from the impacted tooth. Consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed. There is nothing to do with glaucoma and tooth infcetion, consult an ophthalmologist and take a opinion. for the tooth infection you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic).
Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Does An Impacted Wisdom Tooth Cause Glaucoma?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The pain in the temple, jaw could be because of the infection from the impacted tooth. Consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed. There is nothing to do with glaucoma and tooth infcetion, consult an ophthalmologist and take a opinion. for the tooth infection you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.