An impacted wisdom tooth can cause pain, tenderness and swelling of the gum and jaw pain during mouth opening [12]. Jaw pain after wisdom tooth extraction can be due to inflammation called “dry socket” (throbbing pain, usually from the 3rd to 5th day) or a nerve injury (numbness in ...
In the maxilla, these occur in the wisdom tooth area as well, but are also commonly seen in the cuspid area. Both large and small keratocystic odontogenic tumors are for the most part asymptomatic but extremely large ones can demonstrate pain, swelling, and drainage as their primary presenting...