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I have a few hard lodes under my jaw, and had a tooth inection for years the dentist said (it was painless i didn't know) would they be from this?
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Nodes: Lymph nodes pick up inflammation or infection from sources in their area, so it it a possibility the teeth are the cause. See an ENT to check it out
Answered 8/15/2017
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Possibly: Tooth infection can cause changes in lymph nodes. Please see ENT to evaluate your lymph nodes. Please see Dentist to assure that you do not have active tooth or gum infections.
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