Hi, I recently have joined this forum because I'm quite unsure about whether I have TMJ or not...basically, here's what happend:

About a month ago, I had a root canal done on my right lower moral, second from the last tooth on the back. The root canal went well, I had a high occlusion which I got fixed and I was good for two weeks. Then about a week ago, I started having alot of pain radiating from the place where my jaw meets (right beside my ear) down to the root canaled tooth. I went back to my dentist to ask him to check it out, he took x-rays again and found that my root canal has healed quite well and that it doesnt seem to be the problem, he reduced my filling again just to be sure the bite was good, and it seemed fine. Because he was at a loss of what to do, he's given me antibiotics incase its an infection - but I HIGHLY doubt it is.

The pain in my jaw gets worse mid-day to night before going to bed, it usually starts up after I have eaten breakfast and started talking more during the day. The pain then lasts all day long until I got to bed. The area where my jaw meets is sore to the touch and has a dull, aching/burning sensation, painkillers help but not alot. I have gotten 3 out of 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled out but I can't remember which wisdom tooth is still in (I guess I should find this out)....but I just want to know what people can make of this situation..and whether it could be TMJ related or not?

Oh, and the pain is now just localized in the jaw area, the root canaled tooth does not give me problems, i can eat on that side and i've gotten it checked for cracks...seems fine...