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could all of these be caused by an impacted wisdom tooth

I have known about my impacted wisdom in my lower left side for some time now. It had not really bothered me but lately I have had horrible pain in my jaw and ear on that side. My teeth on that side of my mouth throb in general. It feels like tmj but I am not sure. I also have noticed that my spit gland located under my ear and in the area of where the jaw hinges is either swollen or has some sort of soft movable lump on it. I am getting headaches too. Could all of this be caused by that impacted wisdom tooth?
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Ear symptom and  dull aching jaw pain can be causedby temporomandibular disorder. Swelling can be a patotid gland tumor or acute infection. Swelling is generally not a presentation of tmd.
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I just got off a really strong round of antibiotics so I can not imagine that it would be an infection. Would this still be possible?
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Your description appears to be related to infection. Seeing an oral surgeon to investigate the source of infection is advised.
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