Can tooth decay in an upper wisdom tooth cause pain in the lower teeth?

The nerve trunks that supply the upper teeth and lower teeth are branches of the same nerve. Thus the pain in an upper tooth can get referred to the areas supplied by the nerve, that is, in the lower jaw, temporomandibular joint, ear,maxillary sinus (because of its proximity) eye, and even lead to headache.

Can tooth decay in an upper wisdom tooth cause pain in the lower teeth?
yes,,,,nerves.
Reply:not a dentist but i would seriously doubt it.
Reply:I would think some of the bacteria is going into the gum on the bottom and infecting the gums
Reply:tooth decay in a wisdom tooth can cause pain in ur whole mouth..ur neck...ur head...ur ears..go pull it out as soon as possible
Reply:Yes, it's called referred pain.
Reply:YES, i'm not qualified in tooth decay.... I flunked the college course two days into it but i remember on the first day they mentioned that there was two parts to the mouth, the upper and the lower jaw and they were somehow connected.





I'm off to answer another question, i need something I can get my teeth into....erm......TAXI ! ! !
Reply:I wouldn't be surprised!
Reply:When they put the vibrator on you teeth,you'll know for sure which one it is.
Reply:You probably don't have pain in your lower teeth, it just feels like that. Whenever you have toothache, and in whatever tooth, it always feels like the one above or below is hurting too, and if you let it get too bad, the pain will go up the side of your face and give you earache aswell (called neuralgia i think).


So don't put it off, get to the dentist now.
Reply:Yes. It can even cause pain in the ears and neck.
Reply:Yes. This is known as referred pain due to the proximity of the nerves.
Reply:It is often hard to tell where pain is really coming from, so yes. I see this more than you'd believe.





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Reply:yes, nerve pain can travel along the nerve pathway, I guess. It is horrible, I am sorry
Reply:See your dentist


Most likely, it's "referred pain"


If you do in fact have decay in an upper wisdom tooth...and it's causing that much pain...you better have that checked and probably extracted


have you developed swelling yet?


If you ever form an abscess and don't do anything about it....


not to scare you, but...it could actually wind up in your brain and in the worst case scenario....cause death (I know this recently happened to a teenage boy in my town)


just want to protect you
Reply:Yes, it is called "refered Pain".





But, don't take any chances. Have your dentist take a look and make sure there is nothing else going on.