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How Can Pain In The Jaw Be Treated?

please tell that i am having pain in my right jaw and it is very frequent now. i hear some clicking sounds while chewing as well . it hurts me a lot now. i cannot even open my mouth and i am having neck pain as well please suggest some medications or treatments. i am 13 years old
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your complain it seems that pain in jaw along with clicking sound on biting and and pain in neck can be due to the disturbances in the functioning of jaw joint known as Temporomandibular joint leading to TMJ/TMD..

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get a thorough evaluation and a full mouth x-ray known as Orthopantomogram done..

As of now you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller Ibuprofen, muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and do warm compresses over the jaw.
Take a soft diet and avoid excessive mouth opening..

The physician can evaluate you clinically and along with painkillers and muscle relaxants he can also advise you mouth guards and physiotherapy..

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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How Can Pain In The Jaw Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your complain it seems that pain in jaw along with clicking sound on biting and and pain in neck can be due to the disturbances in the functioning of jaw joint known as Temporomandibular joint leading to TMJ/TMD.. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get a thorough evaluation and a full mouth x-ray known as Orthopantomogram done.. As of now you can take anti-inflammatory painkiller Ibuprofen, muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and do warm compresses over the jaw. Take a soft diet and avoid excessive mouth opening.. The physician can evaluate you clinically and along with painkillers and muscle relaxants he can also advise you mouth guards and physiotherapy.. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora