My mother has a rather large mass on her jaw or on her neck near her jaw.  She is 72 and in a nursing home.  The staff is taking her for a consult next week.  Her face is somewhat swollen on the side of the mass.  According to the nurses, the mass is hard and has appeared rather quickly.  What could this be?
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query, the swelling could be because of the puss collection beneath the soft tissues secondary to tooth infection (could be cellulitis or infected periapical cyst), nothing to worry, consult an oral physician, you need to take some radiographs like IOP AR, OPG if needed....you need to take a course of antibiotic after consulting the physician...do saline gargling...do not apply pressure over the swelling...I hope my answer will help you.with regards