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Sharp Continued Pain In Tooth After Eating, Sharp Pain On Lower Cheek, Growing Painful Lump. Reasons?

hello doc, yesterday noon (11am), after I ate my lunch my tooth hurts (in the molars area) along with the gums. I took pain killer (ibuprofen) and minutes later the pain resided and leaves an itchy and a little pain sensation. Three o'clock in the afternoon, me and my classmate went to class and took another ibuprofen because I felt like it'll hurt again. After minutes later, it started to hurt like some large needle of syringe was penetrating my gums and it started to hurt more until a sharp pain was present on my lower cheek along the jawline. I went home and pressed a cold compress on the pain area and it numbed a a little but the pain is still there. My grandma said that it is from the wisdom tooth which probably not. Now, the lump becomes bigger and when I press the lump, it hurts. What is really the cause of it, doc?
posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2013
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi,
From history it seems that you might be having in your molar tooth.
Due to trapped food particles in infected area precipitated infection giving rise to swelling and pain.
Go for one course of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicine course.
Do regular gargles after taking any thing by mouth.
Ok and take care.
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Dentist,  Dr. Bhavin Jain's  Response
hello buddy, it could be coz of some food lodgement in that area.firstly clean that area with warm saline & i advice u to take some kind of antibiotics along with pain killer for 4 days. this ll help u. if the pain doesnot subsides than tell me i ll tell u some other remedies.
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Sharp Continued Pain In Tooth After Eating, Sharp Pain On Lower Cheek, Growing Painful Lump. Reasons?

Hi, From history it seems that you might be having in your molar tooth. Due to trapped food particles in infected area precipitated infection giving rise to swelling and pain. Go for one course of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicine course. Do regular gargles after taking any thing by mouth. Ok and take care.