I had 4 wisdom teeth taken out 5 years ago, 3 were impacted. The following day of surgery It was infected horribly. my entire face was swollen to the point i couldt open my lips . EVER since, But not prior to, I have had constant pain and sorenes on both sides of my neck just behind jaw bone close to ear, and under my chin on both sides. After the surgery once infected the dentist gave me antibiotics, following a year later my doctor said maybe there was some infection lingering or something with my nodes. could the infection have damaged my muscle or lymphnoids?
Hi as there is pain and soreness on both sides of your neck behind jaw bone and under the chin area, it points toward excessive trauma while your extraction which could have lead to excessive damage to bone and surrounding muscles and nerves. So the pain and soreness can be due to the bone and muscle damage at that time. As for under the chin area, your nerve to the concerned area may have been damaged. that's why pain is still there. Infection don't last so long, and you have already taken antibiotics for a long time. But to be sure, get yourself clinical examined and also an OPG X-ray done and post it here. In the meanwhile go for painkiller- Orthodox three times a day. Wishing you speedy recoveryWith best regards Chat Doctor. 