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Neuromuscular Dentists
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My daughter is thirteen years old and wears braces. She had them tightened about 2 days ago. She yawned and her jaw got stuck then it snapped back in a couple of seconds. This really scared her and she says it keeps snapping and its painful. Enough to make her cry. What can I do to help her? Is this a serious problem? What causes this? ....Visitor from CA (answer)
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My wife had a pterigoid abscess in pterigoid muscles about 2 months ago, probably related to a odontogenic abscess. She had bad times with this issue, but, after 10 days it has drained spontaneously and the pain has gone. However, the trismus continues, so she could not extract the bad tooth. Yesterday she started again with intense pain. What can we do in a case like that? We know, while the tooth is not out of her mouth, the problem can show up again, but how to extract that tooth in the presence of trismus? ....Visitor from São Paulo, Brazil (answer)
- Quick Fix for Lockjaw-like Pain? I have been having this problem with my jaw, and its driving me crazy. Sometimes I'll open my mouth and my jaw won't lock, but it will continue to hurt for a little while. When I try to open my mouth wide again, it won't open entirely. I'm in a lot of pain. Whats going on here? I can still talk and open my mouth and everything -- it just hurts really bad. Is there any way to quick fix this problem? ....Visitor from CA (answer)
- Trismus - Lock-jaw: Last week I had some dental work done on my teeth. 5 days later I could not open my mouth. My dentist sent me to a TMJ specialist, who diagnosed Trismus (lock-jaw). I am now doing physical physical therapy, but my jaw does not seem to be getting better. Normally how long does one need the physical therapy? What will happen if I give up physical therapy, as it does not seem to affect anything? ....Visitor from GA (answer)
- Waking Up with Lock Jaw: About a year ago, my jaw would lock in place when I'd wake up in the morning. It was very painful and took almost 10 minutes every morning to unhinge my jaw using a warm compress. I must also mention that three of my wisdom teeth came in earlier that year. I went my dentist and he said that my jaw is probably locking in place because I clench my teeth at night and proceed to do nothing else about it. It is almost a year later after that and now I'm having difficult chewing with the left side of my jaw because the teeth are not reaching each other. I don't know how I should fix this. ....Visitor from NY (answer)
- Jaw Locking: I am 16 years old and have had braces on for about nearly 2 years. I noticed my jaw was locked about nearly a year ago. I don't know what to do. I told my dentist about this who then refered me to a hospital who said that my jaw should heal it self and said nothing else. I don't know what to do my jaw has caused me to lose weight as well as I have difficulty eating. My dentist can not remove the braces either due to the jaw locking. ...Visitor from Middlesex UK (answer)
- Jaw Trauma and Lock Jaw: I got in a scuffle with a friend 5 or 6 years ago and took a blow to the left jaw. Ever since then, I have had difficulty opening my mouth straight open. I am able to get my mouth open all the way if I move my jaw to the right, but I can't open it straight, and certainly not to the left. I have no trouble closing it, but when I open, I feel a very pronounced pressure right where the jaw meets the skull. What could be wrong, and what can I do about it? If I can't do anything about it, who could? ...Visitor from GA (answer)
- Vibration Therapy for Trismus (lockjaw): You mention that massage is a good therapy to treat lockjaw / TMJ / trismus. I'm wondering if the use of vibration (vibrators) applied to the jaw wouldn't be a possible therapy for this condition. Do you have any comments on this subject? ...Visitor from NM (answer)
- Cannot open jaw 1-2 inches: I got 2 fillings on my lower back teeth. I was given anasthesia twice and several days later my I felt pain in that tooth, in my jaw and ear, and cannot open my mouth more than an 1-2 inches. I returned to the dentist twice since and he shaved down the filling more both times. He recommended ibuprofen and mentioned I must have aleady had problems but I never have until now. After viewing your site I am concerned I may have lockjaw but I don't know which factor was the cause or how to treat it. I see in some cases there may be permanent damage if untreated. It has been an entire month with very little change. Please tell me how to proceed. ...Visitor from DE (answer)
- Jaw Problems: I am 31 and my jaw has always popped when I chew. In the last year it has begun locking and is getting worse, even when I yawn. It will lock open / shut and it is painful to get open / closed. The right side pushes out by my ear with movement. What kind of doctor do I see for this? ...Visitor from CO (answer)
- Dental Treatment caused jaw to lock open: My dentist was doing a filling, I was was tense and nervous and when he asked me to bite, my jaw was stuck and I felt two big bones and I couldn't close my mouth. I was in a lot of pain. The dentist told me that it looks like my jaw has been misplaced and he tried to place it back and forth. My mouth would not close and I couldn't speak. After he asked me to sit back and relax, his fellow dentist suggested that I try to open my mouth even more and close and close it fast, which i did. My mouth went back to its place. Now I am fine however my smile slightly changed since then. Even my husband noticed. How do I fix this? ...Visitor from Toronto Ontario Canada (answer)
- Jaw Locking Up: I am 18 years old, have had my wisdom teeth removed about a year ago because I noticed my jaw was locking up then, but recently it has started happening again, particularly when I eat. Whenever I eat I can often feel my jaw cracking, and then sometimes it locks up and I can then barely open my mouth. Please help! What is likely to be causing this? Is there anything I can do from home? ...Visitor from PA (answer)
- Unlocking the Jaw: My daughter (26) had a procedure to unlock her jaw (it was locked for almost 2 weeks) and a splint was inserted to align the jaw. She is now experiencing severe pain when she removes the splint. She cannot open her mouth enough to get a toothbrush inserted. Is this normal
after such a procedure? ...Visitor from TX (answer)
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