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What Causes Pain In The Jaw?
hi, i am facing a strange problem for past 2 days like not able to open my mouth wide and has a pain in the jaw and pain below the ear..no teeth problem and i was not hit by anything...cant chew the food properly,,only left side not sur ewhat the issue is,,since there is no probs in my ears also???
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Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic.
The pain which you are mentioning is not actually a tooth pain, it is the pain of the joint of jaws ( Temporomandibular joint ) which is situated below the ear.
That is why you are experiencing pain in opening the jaws.
For the treatment you have to visit a good oral medicine specialist as he will examine the joints properly and start with the treatment.
Hope it will help you.
The pain which you are mentioning is not actually a tooth pain, it is the pain of the joint of jaws ( Temporomandibular joint ) which is situated below the ear.
That is why you are experiencing pain in opening the jaws.
For the treatment you have to visit a good oral medicine specialist as he will examine the joints properly and start with the treatment.
Hope it will help you.
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Thanks for consulting HCM,
Read your query, as you have difficulty in opening mouth this can be related to eruption of wisdom tooth secondary to Pericoronitis or due to temporomandibular disorder that is pain related to temoromandibular joint results in earache and difficulty in opening mouth .
I will suggest you to consult dentist for evaluation and examination of temoromandibular joint if it is related to wisdom tooth then go for its curretage or removal of tooth . In meanwhile avoid excessive mouth opening , take soft diet , take one tablet like Myospaz forte or flexon MR if you are not allergic to drug , do warm saline gargle.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks for consulting HCM,
Read your query, as you have difficulty in opening mouth this can be related to eruption of wisdom tooth secondary to Pericoronitis or due to temporomandibular disorder that is pain related to temoromandibular joint results in earache and difficulty in opening mouth .
I will suggest you to consult dentist for evaluation and examination of temoromandibular joint if it is related to wisdom tooth then go for its curretage or removal of tooth . In meanwhile avoid excessive mouth opening , take soft diet , take one tablet like Myospaz forte or flexon MR if you are not allergic to drug , do warm saline gargle.
Hope this will help you.
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