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Topic: Jaw Pain

Related:
  Pain    Jaws  
  Back Pain    Chronic Pain  
  Pain Relief    Pain Management  
  Pain Medication    Chest Pain  
  Muscle Pain    Neck Pain  
  Joint Pain    Arthritis Pain  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Couch
Good point(s):Good kisser
People talk about their ..:Body Odour
Personality:Nervous,  Easily addicted,  Depressive
Currently has on their coffee table:Men's Health magazine
Favorite body part(s):Teeth,  Lungs,  Eyes
Favorite activity(s):Sleeping,  Sleepwalking sleepwalker
Favorite movie(s):Jaws
Medical note(s):Taking Viagra,  Taking Valium,  Taking Prozac
Worst habit(s):Nervous twitch,  Belching
Favorite quote(s):"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

I have an arthritic condition known as TMJ arthritis where I have constant pain in both sides of my jaw.
This stress tightens your jaw muscles and results in pain and clicking, or TMJ disorder.
TMJ treatment helps patients having pain because of popping or clicking jaws.
Rob Bruff,
Nightclub Bouncer

I check jaw and neck muscles first because they are quite easily affected by stress and are directly indicated in headaches, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and neck pain.
Jaw Pain/TMJ: pain in or around the jaw can end up contributing to headache patterns, neck and shoulder pain.
After a car accident where I hit my head I began to experience facial pain as well as TMJ (jaw joint pain.
Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent

They may be caused by referred pain from tender neck and shoulder areas, or they may be associated with pain in the muscles and other soft tissues around the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, which is located where the jaw meets the ear.
The jaws work by the action of muscles and any dysfunction may result in pains around the head and teeth.
If you have tenderness and pain around the muscles of the jaw or notice a decrease in how much your jaw opens you may have a TMJ problem.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

The jaws are the only bones with large sensory nerves but there are enough nerves near the femoral head to produce the pain response to the toxins, mediators, and other biochemical products of the disease process.
Reduces pain in jaw joints and muscles, eliminates wearing away of the teeth, and can help alleviate headaches.
This decreases jaw pain and headaches.
 
 
 User Talk
Comments from our users:
From:

2005-01-12 14:04:42
I have had severe jaw pain for 10 days now and I can barely put food into my mouth it is only on my right side and is painful when I eat or yawn or cough sometimes when i speak 10 years ago my jaw came out completely since then my jaw has always clicked when eating my sister also has the same problem with her jaw I would appreciate any feedback on this thankyou
From:
Sulabha
2005-02-16 22:25:09
I have had severe jaw pain for 6 days now and I can barely put food into my mouth it is only on my right side.
From:
Virginia Luttrell
2005-08-18 21:10:36
I have Tic Delourx (spell) in my right jaw and a Chiropractor (spell) about 3 yrs. ago moved my jaws around by doing some movements with my head and jaw. It helped for sometime, but now it is back. Should I go to another and have them put it back like it was?
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