I went to the doctor last week because the inside of my mouth was swollen and my neck was too. she said it was from tmj and to go to the dentist. i went to the dentist and he gave me meds (steroids) to take, but the swelling has not gone down and my neck went from being swollen at top below ears to all around the front. any ideas? im going back to the dentist today.
Hi! Sorry to inform that you got some infection that now spreads in the floor of mouth, salivary glands and the regional lymph nodes as well! Because of huge inflammatory edema in the parotid / neck region now it would be difficult to examine the area clinically; therefore ultrasound or CT Scan is better for a diagnosis and broad spectrum antibiotics are very urgent to overcome the crisis otherwise the infection could spread more! Take care, and please visit ER ASAP.