I've had that before. (or something similar) when you bite down, it feels like your teeth don't align correctly, and it hurts your jaw like kinda behind your ears?

Have you had this before?

When I get it, it's either caused by my grinding my teeth at night, or if I sleep with my head in a weird position.

Either way, it usually goes away in a few days. I know it's uncomfortable.

i don't think there is anything you can really do about it. When I get it, I usually have the urge to try to stretch it around a bit... But that usually aggravates it, so I don't recommend doing that too much.

You may want to look into a night guard to wear while your sleeping, if you grind your teeth.

I hope the discomfort doesn't last long.

~qriosity~

No I disloacted my jaw in a football game. Got hit pretty hard but my chin strap and mouth piece was in for the whole game, but when I took it off, my jaw started killing me because it didnt have any support. So I kept my mouthpiece in. The grinding of the teeth ur talking about, is caused by stress I believe. I just dont feel like going to the doctor, I wish I could relocate my jaw myself.

Oh!


No, I have never had that!


Sorry that I couldn't be much help then.


Here are some sites that I looked up, I don't know how well they will apply, but you can take a look anyway...


Http://www.Fhma.Com/tmj_syndrome.Htm
(look under temporomandibular disorders)



I hope this helps, even if only just a little!


~qriosity~

Thank you. Im going to read up on them and then go to the doctor. I might need some inflammtory medicine or something.

You mean thats not normal??? This is every day for me!!! Always thought it was just severe tmj...

Geez I hope someone here might understand my plight...A week ago I yawned and my jaw cracked and boy did it hurt...Right over the weekend...I found it impossible to eat, chew, kiss...So I went to the emergency room they said my jaw was very swollen and it had popped out and gone back in place...It still hurts now which I can handle cos the doc told me it could take up to 6 weeks...But what I hate is the awful pain in my ear since I did it...I get this feeling that my ear wants to pop like a deep aching inside then it fades...It really is sore a bit like sucking air on a tooth root...Ouch...Anyone else have this problem? Any advice would be greatly recieved.

I got the same injury over the weekend playing baseball. I nailed into another player and my jaw took the blow. Now my lower jaw is biting down further forward than usual and it hurts when I bite down. It feels like it just needs to click back into place. Bloody annoying. I have a feeling a doctor is required to give some muscle relaxing treatment and then to slot it back into place....

You might be right there. I would in the meantime, use lots of ice wrapped in a towel. Ibuprofen (if you can take it) is a good anti-inflammatory but don't take it on an empty stomach. Just take it easy until you can see a doc.

God bless...
Carol

its sounding to me like all of you need to get into see a doctor. the jaw is the most complex joint in the body. once you injure it--well lets just say that most of the time the chance of the problems going away are slim. I dont want to scare anyone but that is how it is. If you guys need help finding doctors,esp those with bites not lining up, let me know and I will help out all I can. do use heat and ice and ibuprophen(actually ive found that aleve works better) keep your diets soft and keep your chins up.

IF your jaw is TRUELY dislocated from a blow, a good CHIROPRACTER can pop it back GOOD GOOD GOOD, i can NOT stress it enough experienced experienced!!!! ask around and check before you go to one. best way is to ask folks around the place you live. you CAN not do it yourself correctly!!! GOOD experienced is the key. And a warning It is going to HURT! Or maybe a GOOD PT? and once a jaw is dislocated it can RE_dislocate... so you might have to watch it closely for awhile.cindy

i thin i got a dislocated jaw....it doesnt hurt at all tho jus that every time i open my mouth it like pops or makes a sound ya noe??? i dont know if any of u got this but i dont know if i should get it looked at, again it doesnt hurt it just bothers

poping and clicking is not a sign of a dislocated jaw--poping is merely the subluxation of the joint over the eminence of the skull. when it goes back into place is when you hear the pop--often times it doesnt hurt but should be looked at as there is the possibility that repeated offences of the jaw(lol--) could cause some tissuse damage. if you need a good doctor im more than happy to recommend some

I've had tmj since I was 16. No pain, just an annoying series of pops when opening my mouth. About 3 weeks ago I had some dental work done and ever since I can't open my mouth very wide without alot of pain. Talking is fine, as is eating as long as I don't open my mouth too far.

My bite feels slightly off, and I am unable to do odd things like run my tongue over my top teeth.

At first when I would force my mouth to open all the way, it was very painful and seemed to be popping in and out of place on the way open and closed. I just tried to do it now to better describe the pain and am unable to force it open. It just stops as if something is in the way.

What kind of doctor do I see about this? I live in the Chicago area.

why dont you pop me a pm---i know of someone that could help you

About a year ago, I opened my mouth and there was a small popping noise...pretty quiet tho, just like your knee cracking or something. A couple of days after, I noticed that when I open my mouth really wide, my lower jaw becomes kinda "displaced" on one side of my face, you can feel it if you put your hands on either side of my face, sort of just below and in front of my temples. But I have never had ANY pain from this, not even a little, in fact it has never ever bothered me in any way, I can eat, talk, yawn etc without any pain or weird noises. But something's definitely not right with the placement of my lower jaw, I showed my boyfriend and he got really freaked out by it and now I'm worried!!! My teeth don't seem to be misaligned, its only when I open my mouth wide that my jaw sort of shifts to one side for a second and then back into the same alignment as before, but kinda sticking out a bit more on one side. It's kinda hard to describe, I'm gonna see a doctor about it but just wondered if anyone could shed some light on whether its a dislocated jaw or something else, and how the doctor can fix it (i.e is it gonna hurt??!!). Thanks!

I' ve had episodes of dislocated jaw, prompted by a big yawn. Have been told also stress has something to do with it. Usually when jaw dislocates , i would have to have a soft diet, ibubrofen and the jaw would go back into place, following an overnight sleep when muscles are properly relaxed i guess.
latest episode, didn't sort itself out through overnight sleep - 6 days situation hadn't changed. Anyway my doctor sent me to the local emergency department, took some xrays - confirmed the dislocation and said i should have come in straight away. Anyway in the end , i had to be sedated while they manipulated the jaw back in place. Jaw feels much better now.
have learnt don't put up with the pain/ discomfort - just go and get it sorted!

I'm enrolled in an anatomy class and we learned about tmj and minor jaw dislocations. FYI: It could also occur when you're drunk since your reflexes are working as quickly. Anyways, ever since we talked about it in class, I've noticed a few things about my jaw. It seems that only one side is dislocated...
1. The left side makes a popping noise when I open it really wide (muscles also seems to come out more)
2. My teeth don't seem to be aligned (but my bite seems fine)
3. I find that I bite the left back side of my cheek much more often
4. I can't move my mandible as much to the left as I can to the right
5. When I talk I feel like I have a lisp sometimes (recently)
However, there is no pain (it only irritates me because I've noticed it is different than before).
I would like to know if this sounds like a minor dislocation and a doctor that would be able to help. Thanks!

last night, i slipped on some ice and smacked the right side of my face dead on to the grass. this really hurt and i had a sharp ringing sound in my right ear. now i have a sore right jaw and it really only hurts when i open my mouth to yawn or when i eat. my teeth feel a tad out of alignment.


ANY HELP???? Please and thank you.

I got hit on the left side of my face, and now the right side of my jaw seems out of place. When it happened i felt like my teeth didn't align correctly and it felt very awkkward. if feels like there is a bubble in the the right side of my face now, and it hurts and feels uncomfortable if I open my mouth too wide. could this be a dislocated jaw?