Lymph node?: Under the jaw there are lymph nodes (that process lymphatic fluid and are immune protective). That is a possibility versus others like a skin infection, but that would have other outside symptoms. If it is getting bigger, it warrants evaluation by your doctor.
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See an oral surgeon: Jaw cyst can slowly grow causing expansion of the cortical plate of mandible. Painful ones are usually related to dental infection. Osteoma is a painless bony growth on the outer surface of cortical bone.
Answered 4/14/2012
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