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What Causes Pain And Swelling At The End Of Jawline?

I couple of days ago I noticed there was a bump in the back of my mouth on the right side where my cheek connects with my gum. I looked again yesterday and it is the same size but a white line is connected to it. It is now very painful. I put orajel on it and have taken pain medication but It does not seem to help. I still have wisdom teeth that have not come up yet but I can see them, could this be the cause?
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Hi...
Thanks for the query...

As per your complain there can be few reasons for the bump which u have..
One is: It may be due to your right side molar,if it is decayed it can lead to infection below the root tips leading to formation of painful abscess..

Other reason can be, yes it can be due impacted (an impacted tooth is one which does not erupt naturally till the level of other teeth) wisdom tooth causing infection in the gums as food gets lodged between impacted tooth and overlying gums leading to bacterial infection which causes pain and swelling of the gums..

One more reason can be if you have a bad health of your gums and you have problem with your gums like bleeding gums , pockets and mobile teeth it can be due to Periodontal abscess..

I would suggest you to visit your dentist and get evaluated for any deep cavity in your molar teeth or the wisdom tooth is impacted or not or it is due to bad gum health..

He can take an IOPAR( X ray) and let u know the reason..

If you have a decayed tooth antibiotic regimens followed by root canal treatment can solve the problem..

If impacted tooth is the cause it can be resolved by extraction of the wisdom tooth..

If periodontal abscess would be the issue thorough cleaning of teeth and currettage can be helpful..

But you need not worry.. This problem will be solved...

Take care..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora...

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What Causes Pain And Swelling At The End Of Jawline?

Hi... Thanks for the query... As per your complain there can be few reasons for the bump which u have.. One is: It may be due to your right side molar,if it is decayed it can lead to infection below the root tips leading to formation of painful abscess.. Other reason can be, yes it can be due impacted (an impacted tooth is one which does not erupt naturally till the level of other teeth) wisdom tooth causing infection in the gums as food gets lodged between impacted tooth and overlying gums leading to bacterial infection which causes pain and swelling of the gums.. One more reason can be if you have a bad health of your gums and you have problem with your gums like bleeding gums , pockets and mobile teeth it can be due to Periodontal abscess.. I would suggest you to visit your dentist and get evaluated for any deep cavity in your molar teeth or the wisdom tooth is impacted or not or it is due to bad gum health.. He can take an IOPAR( X ray) and let u know the reason.. If you have a decayed tooth antibiotic regimens followed by root canal treatment can solve the problem.. If impacted tooth is the cause it can be resolved by extraction of the wisdom tooth.. If periodontal abscess would be the issue thorough cleaning of teeth and currettage can be helpful.. But you need not worry.. This problem will be solved... Take care.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora... .