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Can tooth cavities cause ear aches or vice versa?
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Yes: Yes due to referred pain where the nervous system is fooled by the location.Thus oral problems occasionall give the sensation of ear pain.
Answered 6/8/2017
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Yes. : The nerve that serves all of teeth comes from a branch that also serves the ears. So what you're experiencing in called referred pain. In other words you feel pain from a different area.
Answered 4/29/2015
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