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I feel pain when i touch my lower jaw and second is there any relationship between pain in lower jaw and teeth infection?
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Pain: Pain may be caused by infected tooth, infected gums, trauma, systemic disease, viral/bacterial/fungal disease, tumors, neurologic disorders, etc. "Pain" is a signal that you need IMMEDIATE professional help. Before situation gets out of hand, see a Dentist.
Answered 3/2/2016
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