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What Is The Cause For Pain When Chewing?
I have a slight pain sometimes when I chew. I have had an examination with a dentist in Lahore who
advised to gargle with salt regularly. That is a year and a half ago but the pain in still there.
Could this be something more sinister, like a cyst rather than a hairline crack?
advised to gargle with salt regularly. That is a year and a half ago but the pain in still there.
Could this be something more sinister, like a cyst rather than a hairline crack?
Fri, 2 May 2014
Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM.
If you are having pain while chewing, it can be pain of your jaw joint called as temporomandibular joint.
To get it diagnosed you have to visit a dentist as for complete radiograph of the joint, which will show the area of infection.
Till then you should take soft diet, and even give hot fermentation to the joint with some muscle relaxants once daily.
Hope it will help you.
If you are having pain while chewing, it can be pain of your jaw joint called as temporomandibular joint.
To get it diagnosed you have to visit a dentist as for complete radiograph of the joint, which will show the area of infection.
Till then you should take soft diet, and even give hot fermentation to the joint with some muscle relaxants once daily.
Hope it will help you.
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