Jaw pain

[txrosie]

Hi everyone, I have been experiencing jaw pain for the past few days so I went to the dentist to get checked out. I was really worried and so sure I was going to have a bad cavity or abscess but the dentist couldn’t find anything wrong even after doing a full X-ray. The only thing he could see was a small dark spot on a tooth that had already had a root canal and he thinks that is most likely scar tissue.

He thinks my pain is muscular and most likely from tensing and clenching my jaw without realizing it. I should feel relieved but now I am worried about other causes.. like if it could be related to my heart. I did have some chest pain issues at the beginning of the year that I had to go to the ER for and those were ruled muscular as well after blood work, an ekg, and chest X-ray. Recently however I have been experiencing periods of dizziness and low blood pressure, so I’m worried they might have missed something.

I’ve booked a physical with my primary care at the end of the month to put my mind at ease but I don’t know if I can wait that long.. I really feel like I’m starting to spiral.

Has anyone here experienced something similar with having jaw pain caused by tension and any tips on trying to relieve it?

Thanks!

[NoraB]

Has anyone here experienced something similar with having jaw pain caused by tension and any tips on trying to relieve it?

Thanks!

Just gone through this myself and I was diagnosed with TMJ.

I wear a mouth guard at night (or when I do things where I tense my jaw, like knitting ha ha) and I do exercises which the dentist gave me (helps to release the tension)

[txrosie]

Just gone through this myself and I was diagnosed with TMJ.

I wear a mouth guard at night (or when I do things where I tense my jaw, like knitting ha ha) and I do exercises which the dentist gave me (helps to release the tension)

I wish my dentist had given me some exercises to do, all he recommended was applying gentle pressure/massage with a warm wash cloth and offered to write a prescription for muscle relaxers but I declined because I don’t like taking anything that makes me feel out of it. I’m going to try and look up some TMJ exercises online, thanks for the reply!