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Dear Sir/Madam!
Two days ago during the night I felt some pain beneath my lower jaw. I have not had teeth in this area for two years because I now wear a denture. The pain is quite far from the central lower tooth and I do not know whether that tooth could be responsible. The tooth does not hurt under pressure, when biting, or if I tap it with a small hammer. The inner side of the gum above the painful area also hurts, and when I brush my teeth and gums that part hurts as if it were inflamed. I do not know whether there can be pain under the gum or lower jaw even where there are no teeth. Perhaps the cause is somewhere else. I am going to the dentist tomorrow for an X-ray. Could the root of a middle lower tooth extend, for example, to where I feel pain around the lower left tooth 3? I regularly wear and clean my denture and teeth; which toothpaste would you recommend, for example, to remove as many bacteria as possible? Thank you for your answer.
Milena
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Despite everything, the cause of pain is most often a tooth, even though at first glance the pain seems to be located some distance away from it. In second place we could put pain caused by the denture, although it seems unusual that a denture that does not itself change could begin to cause pain after a longer period of trouble-free wear. Other causes should be looked for on an X-ray (remaining tooth root, cyst...). Among the less likely causes, neuralgic pain is also worth mentioning.
Have a nice day!
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