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Question:
Splint causes more problems: My daughter (26) had a procedure to unlock her jaw. It was locked for almost 2 weeks.

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:
I would think that the dentist who made the splint would have your daughter on some sort of muscle relaxants to relieve the muscle spasms that caused the jaw to lock.

I commonly use Valium, but others are Skelaxin, Parafon forte, or Ativan. I will keep patients on these for a few weeks or more to break the cycle of pain.

I also recommend a soft diet and moist heat to the joints in front of the ears. There should also be some exercise program to slowly open the mouth.

What you are doing does not seem to be working, so it may be time for a second opinion.

Corinne Scalzitti, DMD, MAGD
Austin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
3900 RR 620 South
Austin, Texas TX 78738
(512) 263-3330

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