why does a person's cheek swell up when they have a toothache?
2006-07-18 20:29:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
when your tooth hurts your gums swell and some times the bacteria causing your tooth ache can spread to the inner cheek. bacteria spreads it doesn't matter where it is.
2006-07-18 20:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by aisha f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not the cheek that swells, its actuallly the infected gum.
2006-07-19 02:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by vaughn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to pus
2006-07-18 20:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rohit C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infection causes it.
2006-07-18 20:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by lildarlinkristisue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most probably due to acumulation of pus!
2006-07-18 20:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by ngonde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is due to the inflammatory process.
2006-07-19 15:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by bad guppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋