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[|Human|] Im having constant horrible pain in my lower jaw tooth ear and jaw. Dentist took X-rays says its not my tooth even though I had part of a filling come out recently and he put in a temp filling. I went to my dr she said Im beginning to get a near infection but this pain has to be a tooth issue. I have been on antibiotics for 4 days and had a steroid shot. The pain is still the same. What should I do?
[|AI|]  Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The pain in the jaw, tooth and ear can be because of two reasons. The first reason can be a tooth infection, since you are telling about a fractured filling, this might cause radiating pain to the jaw and ear. The other possible cause can be disc displacement in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ disorder). This can cause pain in the jaws and the ear. The last possibility is, there can be both TMJ disorder and tooth infection. Consult an oral physician and get it evaluated, you need to take radiographs like OPG and TMJ views. If it is tooth infection, get the tooth treated with RCT with a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500 mg and metronidazole 400 mg TID for 5 days (if you are not allergic). If it is TMJ disorder, You can take anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor.  You can also take muscle relaxants like chlorzoxazone. You can give hot fomentation over the joints. Do not eat hard things, do not open your mouth too wide. Take soft diet. I hope my answer will help you, take care.