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How To Alleviate Chronic Jaw Pain Caused Upon Placing New Upper Dentures?

I got new upper dentûres early Nov. now my jaw is in so much pain especially in the joint and my temples. The Dentist adjusted them today. Inside, it is very irritated ,even my upper lip,left side,and a little swollen.. He said it should go away in a couple of days,hopefully .. in the mean while,rinse with warm salt water,four times a day . Nothing for the jaw pain .. I'm miserable. Will Ibprofen help
posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Well it is commonly seen that if the vertical height adjustment during the denture fabrication is not appropriate then it causes pressure and stress over the jaw joints leading to pain..

So for this you should consult a Prosthodontist and get evaluated..

If the denture is not appropriate then you need to get a new denture fabricated with proper vertical height and horizontal adjustment..

For soreness inside the lip can be due to any sharp areas over the denture that is irritating the mucosa..
It should be checked and smoothed..

For relieving pain along with salt water rinses you can apply Lidocaine gel over the mucosa..

For jaw pain take Ibuprofen..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
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How To Alleviate Chronic Jaw Pain Caused Upon Placing New Upper Dentures?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Well it is commonly seen that if the vertical height adjustment during the denture fabrication is not appropriate then it causes pressure and stress over the jaw joints leading to pain.. So for this you should consult a Prosthodontist and get evaluated.. If the denture is not appropriate then you need to get a new denture fabricated with proper vertical height and horizontal adjustment.. For soreness inside the lip can be due to any sharp areas over the denture that is irritating the mucosa.. It should be checked and smoothed.. For relieving pain along with salt water rinses you can apply Lidocaine gel over the mucosa.. For jaw pain take Ibuprofen.. Hope this helps.. Regards.