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Is Pain From The Neck To The Shoulder After Tooth Extraction A Sign Of An Infection?

I had a tooth pulled on the lower right two weeks ago. I’m currently taking antibiotics and have a small thick spot on my lower jaw where the tooth was pulled. Tonight I am having some pain in down the right side of my neck and into my right shoulder and upper chest area. Is this a sign of infection.
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
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Hi,

From your explanation it looks like the pain in the shoulder, upper chest and neck does not appear to be due to the tongue and can be related to excessive gas formation or other causes.

So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency and get evaluated so that appropriate diagnosis can be done and accordingly treatment can be planned.

For a thick spot at the extraction site, it can be due to hematoma formation that will get resolved gradually.

For now, do alternate warm and cool compresses over it. Do warm saline gargles.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora,
Dentist
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Is Pain From The Neck To The Shoulder After Tooth Extraction A Sign Of An Infection?

Hi, From your explanation it looks like the pain in the shoulder, upper chest and neck does not appear to be due to the tongue and can be related to excessive gas formation or other causes. So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency and get evaluated so that appropriate diagnosis can be done and accordingly treatment can be planned. For a thick spot at the extraction site, it can be due to hematoma formation that will get resolved gradually. For now, do alternate warm and cool compresses over it. Do warm saline gargles. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora, Dentist