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A 45-year-old female asked:
Upper wisdom tooth cavity.no tooth pain but pain behind tooth and in ear. mucosa sensitivity where pain is. no swelling,lumps, or redness. what is it?
4 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 40 years experience
Might be abscess...: If the tooth does not hurt, then the nerve in the tooth may have died... that's why the tooth does not hurt. Your best bet is to have that tooth extracted ASAP.
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Dr. Robert Douglasanswered
Orthodontics 51 years experience
See Oral Surgeon : Have the wisdom tooth out. The antibiotics you are taking for your condition may be suppressing ( but they can't cure) the infected tooth.
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Dr. Louis Galliaanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 45 years experience
Oral surgeon: May be a problem with the wisdom, tooth, TMJ or other local problems. See oral surgeon for assessment. If ear problem, see ENT doc.
933 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Daniel Rubensteinanswered
Dentistry 51 years experience
Wisdom tooth pain: It is impossible to make a diagnosis without a clinical exam and Xrays . However, Chronic pain usually indicates an infection.
See your dentist or an oral surgeon for diagnosis and treatment.
If it is an infection, the longer you wait, the more painful the outcome.
933 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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