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What Causes A Painful Lump Under Chin?

I had tooth pulled without antibiotics.. had excrutiating pain after. went to dentist he pulled molar behind it. I am now on antibiotics. I have a lump under chin growing Im thinking that's where the pain is coming from.. what is it.. what shall I do?
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
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Hi..
I have gone through your query and will try my level best to solve your problem..

A lump below the chin can be due to two main reasons;

1.It can be due to swollen lymph nodes which can be due to infected teeth and the infection from teeth can cause infection in the regional lymph nodes causing swelling.
When antibiotics are taken to reduce the infection the symptoms of infection can get reduced but the lymph nodes can take a considerable more time to reduce in size and it should not be worried about..

2.In case if infection is not the cause swelling below the chin can be due to swelling in the submental salivary gland which is a major salivary gland and the swelling can be due to infection in the gland or blockage of duct of the gland due to stone formation in the gland and the obstruction in saliva flow causes backflow and accumulation of saliva in the gland and can cause swelling and pain..
You should consult your dentist and get a checkup done.

In case of infection as you are already taking antibiotics the swelling will gradually go away as infection subsides..
In case of salivary gland stones removal of stones either manually or if not possible manually surgical removal can be easily done..

For any further query or follow up update do please write to us at Healthcare Magic, we are always here to help you.

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora
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What Causes A Painful Lump Under Chin?

Hi.. I have gone through your query and will try my level best to solve your problem.. A lump below the chin can be due to two main reasons; 1.It can be due to swollen lymph nodes which can be due to infected teeth and the infection from teeth can cause infection in the regional lymph nodes causing swelling. When antibiotics are taken to reduce the infection the symptoms of infection can get reduced but the lymph nodes can take a considerable more time to reduce in size and it should not be worried about.. 2.In case if infection is not the cause swelling below the chin can be due to swelling in the submental salivary gland which is a major salivary gland and the swelling can be due to infection in the gland or blockage of duct of the gland due to stone formation in the gland and the obstruction in saliva flow causes backflow and accumulation of saliva in the gland and can cause swelling and pain.. You should consult your dentist and get a checkup done. In case of infection as you are already taking antibiotics the swelling will gradually go away as infection subsides.. In case of salivary gland stones removal of stones either manually or if not possible manually surgical removal can be easily done.. For any further query or follow up update do please write to us at Healthcare Magic, we are always here to help you. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora