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What Causes Pain In The Jaw And Tongue?

I have a friend that has been having jaw and tongue pain for six weeks. She has seen her PCP who ordered a CT scan. The CT scan came back negative. She has no swollen lymph nodes or any other s/s of infection. Denies any dental problems. She does take some psychiatric medications and one of them she started within the past six months.......seroquel xr. I advised her to let her psychiatrist know about her current symptoms and then go from there. What do you think?
Sat, 21 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

This type of pain can be either due to nerve related pain or Trigeminal Neuralgia or can be due to muscle strain.
It can also be due to jaw joint related problem in case if there is teeth clenching or grinding habit.
So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical examination and investigation like Panoromic x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
For now take painkillers and muscle relaxants like Chlorzoxasone.
Do meditation and yoga and keep stress minimal.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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What Causes Pain In The Jaw And Tongue?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. This type of pain can be either due to nerve related pain or Trigeminal Neuralgia or can be due to muscle strain. It can also be due to jaw joint related problem in case if there is teeth clenching or grinding habit. So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical examination and investigation like Panoromic x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. For now take painkillers and muscle relaxants like Chlorzoxasone. Do meditation and yoga and keep stress minimal. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora