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What Causes Pain In The Jaws On The Right Side?

Hello, My name is Nadia. I am a 22 year old girl. I have been experiencing jaw pain on my right side. The pain worsens when I try to open my mouth all the way or when I try to move the bottom of my mouth from left to right. I also have some pain and tenderness where the bottom of my hairline and neck meet on the back of my neck. The pain is not too severe. The jaw pain has been happening for about 4-5 days now. I also have a slight headache. I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday. Do you think I will be okay to wait until then
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Pain is originating from the jaw joint and is poised ting towards Temporomandibular joint dysfunctionality also known as TMJ/TMD..
You get pain as soon as the joint comes in action like opening mouth and moving the jaw side to side..
My advice is to consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated, a Panoramic x Ray has to be done to evaluating your jaw joints..
You need to take a combination of anti inflammatory painkillers and muscle relaxants.
A mouth guard can also be fabricated to be worn at night..
Alternate warm and cool compresses over the jaw joint, massage the sides of the face with round motion of finger tips..
Avoid over-exertion the jaw by chewing chewing gums or eating very hard foods.
Do not open mouth extremely wide..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Causes Pain In The Jaws On The Right Side?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Pain is originating from the jaw joint and is poised ting towards Temporomandibular joint dysfunctionality also known as TMJ/TMD.. You get pain as soon as the joint comes in action like opening mouth and moving the jaw side to side.. My advice is to consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated, a Panoramic x Ray has to be done to evaluating your jaw joints.. You need to take a combination of anti inflammatory painkillers and muscle relaxants. A mouth guard can also be fabricated to be worn at night.. Alternate warm and cool compresses over the jaw joint, massage the sides of the face with round motion of finger tips.. Avoid over-exertion the jaw by chewing chewing gums or eating very hard foods. Do not open mouth extremely wide.. Hope this helps.. Regards..