I've had achy jaws and head for a few weeks, on and off. On Wed night a pain started, focused in my jaw, but radiating all round the right side of my head. It was extreme, and woke me up all night. I assumed dental cause, and went first thing next day to the dentist. She took xrays, tapped teeth (no pain) tested the tooth that seemed to be most likely for nerve damage and found it to be alive and fine. She was very thorough, ruled out dental cause and recommended GP, suggesting sinus problems. Lucky to get a GP appt straight after, and she said, hmm, not sinusy, maybe Trigeminal neuralgia. Have lots of painkillers and come back in a week, or sooner if anything changes.
Today, the pain is much more focused on one bit of upper jaw and when i feel up between my gum and my mouth, i can feel a hot soft bulge. Surely an infection.
Got GP phone appt, she says definitely dental, and has given me antibiotics for the weekend.
Do i go back to dentist? How can it be dental but nothing detected by dentist?