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What Is The Cause For A Huge Knot In The Jaw When On Anaesthesia After An Articane Injection For A Dental Procedure?
My husband had an articane injection for a dental procedure on his lower right side yesterday. The anesthetic made his whole right side of his face numb, even his eye. He complained yesterday that there was a huge knot in his jaw. Today the knot is still there and it hurts for him to open his mouth.
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Hello,
Thank you for consulting with HCM.
As you are mentioning that you have noticed this huge knot in the jaw after the injection then it looks that it may have happened because of trauma from the injection, but in most of the cases it subsides within 24 hours and it is not painful also.
But if in your husband's case it is painful then it looks like that it has infected or the technique of injection was wrong.
You should visit a good physician get it examined and treated.
Hope it will help you.
Thank you
Regards
Thank you for consulting with HCM.
As you are mentioning that you have noticed this huge knot in the jaw after the injection then it looks that it may have happened because of trauma from the injection, but in most of the cases it subsides within 24 hours and it is not painful also.
But if in your husband's case it is painful then it looks like that it has infected or the technique of injection was wrong.
You should visit a good physician get it examined and treated.
Hope it will help you.
Thank you
Regards
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