numbness <\/a>in the tongue aren\u2019t the only ways in which the body can react to underlying oral cancer. It might also sometimes spread to other parts of the body in the near vicinity, like pain in the jaw. Pain in the ear (as described earlier) is also commonly reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSometimes chronic jaw pain can be traced down to other causes like bruxism (grinding of the teeth, usually at night) or to arthritis, which can affect any part of the body consisting of bone, which surprisingly can include both the jaw and the teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where you feel pain in the jaw together with any serious discomfort, loss of appetite or fever, you should make an appointment with your doctor in order to discuss the potential cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It might be something much less serious than you think at first, but it might also be a serious medical warning sign that you shouldn\u2019t ignore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n
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