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Suggest Remedy For Mouth Not Opening Wide Enough

I had two crown preps on October 1, 2014..About a week later, I noticed i could not open my mouth fully..after a few weeks, i went to see an oral surgeon, and he said my disk was out of joint..he put me to sleep, and put my disk back in place..it felt better..no more ear pain and jaw pain, but i still could not fully open my mouth...it is now Novemeber 19, 2014, and i can still only open my mouth wide enough to fit two fingers..I had an MRI and the nurse said it was fine, but the doctor never called me back...what do i need to do now...take my MRI to another doctor? is my disk back out of joint, or are the muscles too tight?
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
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Hello,

Thanks for consulting HCM

Read your query as you have reduced mouth opening this is due to Temporomandibular disorder . You have hypermobility of tmj joint thats why your tmj dislocate .

For this I will suggest you to consult another oral surgeon and go for Tmj sectional view to examination and evaluation .

Inmeantime do hot formentation , take soft diet , Avoid excessive mouth opening . You can apply ointment like Relaxyl gel on tmj joint locally .

Hope this will help you.
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Suggest Remedy For Mouth Not Opening Wide Enough

Hello, Thanks for consulting HCM Read your query as you have reduced mouth opening this is due to Temporomandibular disorder . You have hypermobility of tmj joint thats why your tmj dislocate . For this I will suggest you to consult another oral surgeon and go for Tmj sectional view to examination and evaluation . Inmeantime do hot formentation , take soft diet , Avoid excessive mouth opening . You can apply ointment like Relaxyl gel on tmj joint locally . Hope this will help you.