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Have lump in lower left jaw, and feels like both back lower & upper toothache,not wisdom, why would lump form far from bad tooth, which tooth is bad?

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Lump: May be abscess looking for place to drain. May be the closest lymph node to source if infection. Please see your Dentist before virulent infection spreads even more.

Answered 11/26/2017

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