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Locked Jaw After Dental Extractions. Knot In The Jaw With Severe Pain. What To Do?
I went to the dentist about a month or so ago to have 2 extractions done both back teeth and one on the right side and one on the left after the injection on the left side was done I went to Open my mouth and my jaw locked a few days later I couldn t open my mouth I went bak to the dentist and he gave me muscle relaxers that seemed to help me open my mouth, 2 weeks ago I noticed pain in my jaw again as a knot on my left side I told the dentist but he didn t seem to do anything but think I need to see an OS I forgt to say I disnt have the tooth on the left side pulled that day I need help I just want to be out of pain and find out why I have a knot
Tue, 21 Aug 2012
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you suffering from trismus of jaw post extraction and this may be due to the needle injury caused during local anesthesia , it will take time to resolve you have to take some mussle relaxtants and go for physiotherapy .thanks
you suffering from trismus of jaw post extraction and this may be due to the needle injury caused during local anesthesia , it will take time to resolve you have to take some mussle relaxtants and go for physiotherapy .thanks
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