Does or Did Lindsey Graham have a tooth problem while in Ukraine............

[riversedge]

I realize I just posted pics of Lindsey Graham with drones on DU, but I just saw this one:
I am just guessing about a possible tooth problem problem--but bad tooth infections are serious problems.



Acyn
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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[PCIntern]

1. Ummm...

True but in theory only. I’ve never lost a patient directly from a dental infection in nearly 50 years. I’ve only known of a tiny handful among dentists in center city Philadelphia.

[rampartd]

3. swollen lymph?

perspective/angle/lighting/adams apple ?

ai artifact?

[no_hypocrisy]

2. If there were a tooth infection that was unaddressed, then

the infection can spread to the jaw and to the bloodstream. Namely sepsis.

Specifically, a jaw or tooth infection can be fatal if left untreated. Bacteria can spread from the infected area into your bloodstream, brain, or heart. This can cause severe, life-threatening conditions like sepsis (blood poisoning), Ludwig’s angina (swelling that blocks your airway), or a brain abscess.

[LeftInTX]

4. Likely not. Tooth infections tend to be painful. They have good healthcare.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Yes, but LG was on a tight schedule.

Ukraine yesterday and MTP this morning.

Probably said he'd have the tooth/jaw looked at right after the interview.

[CozyMystery]

7. I had a tooth infection, and my face looked like that.

It was a molar and the infection (abscess) had gone from my gum into my face, towards my eye. I looked like I'd had a stroke and spoke like that, too. Went to the ER. Got antibiotics. Cured. My dentist, btw, told me antibiotics do not work for an infected tooth. Tooth pulled a week later. Dentist fired. The oral surgeon had a Ph.D. in microbiology and he was shocked that any dentist thought that.

Maybe that's what happened. Also, with me, absolutely no pain.

My first thought was that he looked like he'd had a stroke. My first guess, before now, was that he died from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) since he'd been on planes a lot.

The left side of his forehead looks funny - like something transparent is adhered to it.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

8. I think that's just hair blowing around his forehead

The left side of his face is definitely swollen and m8sshapen. I did a double take because it looks like the Cowardly Lion's mask in Wizard of Oz. The whole cheek is rounded compared to the opposite side.

Two down, third time's the charm! 😏

[dweller]

9. That could be

‘ a brief but sudden illness ‘



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[Jirel]

10. Could also be neurological.

While his face looks swollen in the pic, it could also be showing asymmetry from Bell’s palsy or a stroke. If he had an infection, it’s very likely he would’ve had access to a doc and antibiotics fast, not had it go out of control and just headed home.

[LisaL]

11. He might have wanted to get back to US to go to his own dentist?

Who knows.

[Jirel]

12. Possibly, but usually staff won't be so cavalier with a high-level official.

While antibiotics wouldn’t help a tooth infection per se, they would be quick and easy to prescribe to prevent an infection from becoming systemic or spreading further around his face and head. Taking a plane with a tooth/jaw infection would be quite painful, and potentially dangerous since he’d be stuck in the air for many hours. His staff and diplomatic staff would likely have insisted on the quick solution of antibiotics to prevent worsening/spreading and to combat fever, and some high-test pain meds, before shipping him home. But the pic may also be showing facial asymmetry that is not due to the side of his face swelling. That could be neurological.

[Renew Deal]

13. Here is video from that speech

It’s at 3:43. I think it’s visible

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