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What Causes Recurrent Pain In Lower Jaw Despite Taking Ibuprofen And Advil?

My lower jaw is hurting really bad . Im not sure what it is but I ve tooken ibuprofen, advil and more medicine to get it to stop hurting. Its aching on the lower right side and i can t figure out which tooth it is or anything. The pain will go away and then come back even worse. Its really painful. It makes me feel like i have a headache or a earache. What do i do? Nothing seems to work
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of recurrent pain in lower jaw despite taking Ibuprofen and Advil and probable chances are that you have temporomandibular joint problem, it could be due to clenching of jaws or grinding of teeth and stress is one of the major factor for your condition. It is very important to find out exect cause and eliminate it . I would suggest you to visit dentist once and get it examined properly. If it is dental related issue like due to particular tooth infection, abscess or cyst , then go for IOPA and check the extent of infection and start Root Canal Treatment. Maintain hygiene of oral cavity by brushing and flossing. If it is related to TMJ joint, then mouth exercises such as TENS physical therapy is very effective. Take muscle relaxants for this. If this condition really troubling you and is extremely painful go for surgery of joint for proper manipulation but after oral surgeon consultation.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Recurrent Pain In Lower Jaw Despite Taking Ibuprofen And Advil?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of recurrent pain in lower jaw despite taking Ibuprofen and Advil and probable chances are that you have temporomandibular joint problem, it could be due to clenching of jaws or grinding of teeth and stress is one of the major factor for your condition. It is very important to find out exect cause and eliminate it . I would suggest you to visit dentist once and get it examined properly. If it is dental related issue like due to particular tooth infection, abscess or cyst , then go for IOPA and check the extent of infection and start Root Canal Treatment. Maintain hygiene of oral cavity by brushing and flossing. If it is related to TMJ joint, then mouth exercises such as TENS physical therapy is very effective. Take muscle relaxants for this. If this condition really troubling you and is extremely painful go for surgery of joint for proper manipulation but after oral surgeon consultation. Hope your concern has been resolved. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari