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Can A Painful Wisdom Tooth Cause A Lymph Node Lump?

I have a hard, non-mobile, lump behind my ear, the size of a pea. It is directly behind my ear on my neck just above where my lobe stops. I believe its in my lymph nodes. I have had some tooth pain due to a wisdom tooth. I am 37, high anxiety, not overweight, normal dr. visits. I just noticed this bump two days ago. Should I just wait for my dentist appt. for removal of the tooth, or should I see my family dr.?
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
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With your query, yes with an infected wisdom tooth you do get lymph node enlargement. treatment of choice is either go for extraction or restoration depends on the condition and situation. Most of the times one have to be on antibiotics with analgesics nothing to worry you have to visit your dentist if it takes time to get an appointment then you must go to your family doc for antibiotics to get relief from the pain after that visit your dentist fit complete treatment. Hope this helps you.
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Can A Painful Wisdom Tooth Cause A Lymph Node Lump?

Hi With your query, yes with an infected wisdom tooth you do get lymph node enlargement. treatment of choice is either go for extraction or restoration depends on the condition and situation. Most of the times one have to be on antibiotics with analgesics nothing to worry you have to visit your dentist if it takes time to get an appointment then you must go to your family doc for antibiotics to get relief from the pain after that visit your dentist fit complete treatment. Hope this helps you.