TMJ or toothache symptoms ?

it could be your wisdome teeth Or it could also be a case of tmd--temporomandibular disorder. I have this---it causes pain in the jaw, poping, clicking, referred pain etc. its possibel that your toothaches are only referred pain from your jaw causin your teeth to hurt. Have you ever been in an accident? or had any other type of traumatic injury? how about how your teeth fit together? I would get into a jaw specialist and see what he says when he checks you out. if you need help with that i can help you. Im also going yo move this over to the tmj(temporomandibular joint) forum where it belongs so you can hear from others that have it. Im the moderator over there so do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

Oh my, it's a disorder?

I only recently started having this pain, you can develope this sort of thing?
No accidents-- ever really, which is why I was hoping it was my teeth.

My teeth are straight, however thats really the only thing good about them-- cavities like crazy. I know my wisdom teeth are coming in, my dentist said they'd call me in a few months to schedule something if needed. Every few weeks I can noticably feel a little more tooth in the back, but I've never had a problem like this before. I'm not even opening my jaw and it hurts right now.

Is this something that gets worse if not treated? My family is going through a rough time and we don't have health insurance at the momment.

it can get worse depending on you and how things are set up. INsurance doesnt cover it any way. i pay out of pocket

I would get those wisdom teeth pulled asap. that may be what is causing the problem. it could be that they are crowding your teeth and causing your bite (how your teeth fit together) to be off.

i think that you should call around to different dentists and get a price on having them pulled and ask when the closest appt is. and get it taken care of. Ill warn you that your jaw will be really sore afterwards--give it a good month. I wouldnt really worry about this untill after you have them pulled.

are you under a lot of stress at all? try to minimize stress and also treat the jaw as if its sprained and use a soft diet. PUt heat or ice(ice is better) on the joint and try to relax as much as possibel. take som aleve or ibuprophen and it will help you deal with it.

I was actually born with this disorder and you can develope it or you can get it from traumatic injuries as well as a malocclusion.and stress.

let me know if that helps--and like i said --questions just ask

Out of the pocket? That's outrageous!

Yeah, stress is there. And when I went running, I was cranky and when I'm cranky I (accidently) grit my teeth...

Eh, we'll I'll see what I can do about my wisdom teeth. Just by looking it up right now it doesn't look cheap, it's going to take me a few months to set this money aside if I need it to be done.

And thank you very much for the help!

Well, I was hoping it was just a sore jaw and didn't have a name for it other than just that; a sore jaw

Just out of curiosity, what is it that you do to treat TMD?

TMD is pretty simple to handle, unless you have a severe case, and you would know if you did. It could be just the wisdom teeth that is aggravating the situation, so it might just be sore only while you're teeth are adjusting.

Don't worry about extensive treatments unless your new teeth are a problem after they've settled in. If your dentist recommends that they come out, then see if it still occurring after you've had them out. Until then, you can visit the chiropractor every time you feel you need an adjustment.

I have TMD too and mine is usually not too bad unless I aggravate it, and it's easily fixed with a visit to the chiropractor. My doctor uses the activator method, so it's really something that you don't need to be scared about. There's no big bone cracking and popping involved. It doesn't hurt unless there is inflammation, which also brings me to the fact that you should probably be icing your jaw. It will help keep the swelling down while your teeth are coming in back there, and will make it easier for the chiropractor to move things back into place.

neuromuscular dentistry is the best way to treat tmd--there are tother methods used to treat tmd as well. its just a matter of finding which one is right for you. tmd can hurt with out inflamation. im not imflamed and it hurts like all get out.----tmd if you have it is not easily fixed---most treatments are trial and error.