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A 26-year-old female asked:

Impacted&rotten wisdom teeth, can it cause sore throat, ear pain, jaw pain?mainly sore throat at back of mouth(annoying). always swallowing thick mucous

2 doctor answers2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stephen Gordon
45 years experience
Possibly: See your dentist or oral surgeon to perform a thorough evaluation to determine if your "bad" wisdom teeth are the cause of your symptoms and to take these teeth out.
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Dr. Clarence Lyons
Family Medicine 22 years experience
It could: It could do that. Get a dentist to see about getting that tooth out soon.
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Last updated Oct 31, 2020

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