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Jaw pain and heart attacks |
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| Tooth pain and heart attacks; Heart attacks and jaw pain |
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Question: Can pain in the jaw or teeth be an indication of a heart attack? Answer: Sometimes. Heart pain can radiate to the jaw and teeth. It cannot be emphasized enough that a heart attack may have symptoms other than chest pain and these symptoms should be evaluated immediately. See chest pain and acute MI. Pain in the upper teeth may also indicate a sinus infection. One should contact a physician immediately to have this symptom evaluated. |
Reviewed By: Seth Keller, M.D., The Heart Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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