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What Causes Tonsillitis And Soreness Of Ear After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

Hi, I had a wisdom tooth extraction 2 weeks ago and 4 days later developed tonsillitis which I was taking antibiotic and codeine for, 4 days ago I got 2nd wisdom tooth extraction on the other side and today I am starting to feel my other tonsil and ear get sore. Is this extraction and tonsillitis related? My doctor said my wisdom tooth wound wasn t related and was healing fine the first time.
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Although you can feel a little soreness of ear and tonsillar region after the wisdom tooth extraction specially if the extraction is traumatic or surgical extraction is done. But it mostly happens in the initial days , can say just after few hours to a next three four days after extraction.
But if it developed after 4 days it may be due to the common throat infection which also leads to tonsillitis and soreness of ear.

Mostly tonsillitis does not happen after wisdom tooth removal but transfer of some bacteria into throat while cleaning of a deeply infected third molar can have a very lesser chance of tonsillar infection but it is really not a regular finding..

Hope your query is solved.

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora


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What Causes Tonsillitis And Soreness Of Ear After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Although you can feel a little soreness of ear and tonsillar region after the wisdom tooth extraction specially if the extraction is traumatic or surgical extraction is done. But it mostly happens in the initial days , can say just after few hours to a next three four days after extraction. But if it developed after 4 days it may be due to the common throat infection which also leads to tonsillitis and soreness of ear. Mostly tonsillitis does not happen after wisdom tooth removal but transfer of some bacteria into throat while cleaning of a deeply infected third molar can have a very lesser chance of tonsillar infection but it is really not a regular finding.. Hope your query is solved. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora