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Why Do I Still Have Pain In My Jaw Muscles?
I had a right jaw clicking problem with which I had gone to my dentist. He gave me a muscle relaxant and Iafter taking the med the jaw clicking lessened considerably. But I still had a lot of pain in my jaw bones and a very heavy throbbing in my temple and sometimes in my lower jaw specially while eating, yawning, talking or opening my mouth wide. The doc gave me a painkiller for 3 days and got my jaw x-rayed. But there was nothing in my x-ray. Now I font have any severe pain my jaws, but if I press my jaw bones with my hands there is still pain but the throbbing in my temples and jaws continues. The throbbing as I feel is somewhere in my veins. Sometimes its very strong but sometimes not so strong and I can sometimes feel a certain numbness in my right side and my ear gets red. I still hav pain in my jaw bones speciallly right side of my chin jaw bone. I just wanna know whats wrong with me?
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
hello thanks for the consultation at hcm.u definitely have tmj related problm,,ur muscles r sore,, firstly reduce ur stress if u have it,,,get an mri done, based on that ur dentist/oral surgeon will decide togo for hard r soft splint,,,if there is tmj clinic in ur area,, kindly get an opine,,, continue ur analgesics and muscle relaxant, avoid hard food, eat small portion of soft food and fruits,,do hot and cold massage to the affected area alternatively,,hope it helps,, tc
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