Toothache with fever symptoms may be caused by acute apical periapical inflammation, the inflammation develops to the stage of subperiosteal abscess, the symptom of elevated body temperature can occur. Or wisdom teeth pericoronitis, etc. The details are as follows.
1. The subperiosteal abscess stage of acute periapical inflammation may present serious systemic symptoms, and patients may have elevated body temperature of about 38℃, mental fatigue, facial pain, and body weakness. The lymph nodes in the area belonging to the affected tooth may appear enlarged and painful.
In severe cases, cellulitis may appear in the corresponding maxillofacial area, soft tissue swelling, pressure and pain, resulting in facial changes, and at this time there are also symptoms of elevated body temperature.
2. In wisdom tooth pericoronitis, due to localized infection, there is redness, swelling and pain around the wisdom tooth, and pain radiating to the head and face, fever and other manifestations can also occur.
There may be other reasons for elevated body temperature at the same time as toothache, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to receive professional treatment as soon as possible.