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Could a dental infection spread to your jawline without you knowing?

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Depends: The anatomy of where the infection is will dictated the pace of reaching the jawline and beyond. While the heart is at some level of risk for a spreading infection systemically, most deaths from infected teeth were attributable to brain infections. Swelling is the typical symptom with and without pain.

Answered 2/15/2014

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