Drs and other pseudo knowledgable peeps...step inside pls

[smurf2]

no...and Im really wondering if thats what it is and doesnt originate from the neck spasms OR a new filling changed my bite and it set it off


I do clench my teeth in my sleep but don't grind

this is exactly what i do. I have had TMJ in the past and it hurts like a motherfucker. i thought i had an ear infection or rotten teeth the pain was so bad. but, it was my jaw.
have it examined.

 

[WoodyO]

I am knot a doctor, but I've punched a lot of people in the jaw over the years, so I do know that the nerves that touch the back of your jaw could be causing this pain. Especially a possibility since you already have nerve issues in the area.

 

[shirlene29]

I have pt in a couple of hours and will be bringing it up there with my pt...and the dentist tomorrow...AND the fuckin ortho on thursday

fml

 

[PICK3]

my jaw & my butthole is sore

 

[shirlene29]

very funny pick


so...I'll be verifying it at the dentist tomorrow but the pt concurred with tmj ..and found a trigger point in my neck that set the pain off
the dentist called me back this afternoon and said it sounded like I needed a root canal..but she called me from home (her day off) and I guess doesn't remember she did xrays last week that didn't show anything

I'd almost prefer a bad tooth...at least that could be resolved fairly easily

 

[smurf2]

Yeah def. TMJ is a bitch. Sorry Shirlz

 

[nimbus]

do you concur?

 

[mistaballoonhands]

Don't ferget the ear as a potential etiology. Ear and jaw share pain fibers on the hypoglossal nerve.


Here's my quick and dirty "it's 3 am and I have to call my attending jaw pain cheat sheet:

• Dental caries or abscess
• Sinusitis
• Temporal arteritis
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
• Migraine
• Sialadenitis (eg, parotitis)
• Sialolithiasis (salivary gland calculi)
• Otitis media
• Orbital or periorbital cellulitis
• Peritonsillar abscess
• Ludwig’s angina (retropharyngeal infection)
• Carotid artery dissection
• Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
• Atypical facial pain
• Postherpetic neuralgia
• Bruxism (teeth grinding)
• Dental misalignment
• Acoustic neuroma
• Trauma
• Glaucoma
• Dacryocystitis (lacrimal sac infection)
• Angina pectoris
• Numb chin syndrome (mental neuropathy) due to malignancy in mandible

 

[nimbus]

do you concur?

 

[mrplunkey]

Don't ferget the ear as a potential etiology. Ear and jaw share pain fibers on the hypoglossal nerve.


Here's my quick and dirty "it's 3 am and I have to call my attending jaw pain cheat sheet:

• Dental caries or abscess
• Sinusitis
• Temporal arteritis
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
• Migraine
• Sialadenitis (eg, parotitis)
• Sialolithiasis (salivary gland calculi)
• Otitis media
• Orbital or periorbital cellulitis
• Peritonsillar abscess
• Ludwig’s angina (retropharyngeal infection)
• Carotid artery dissection
• Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
• Atypical facial pain
• Postherpetic neuralgia
• Bruxism (teeth grinding)
• Dental misalignment
• Acoustic neuroma
• Trauma
• Glaucoma
• Dacryocystitis (lacrimal sac infection)
• Angina pectoris
• Numb chin syndrome (mental neuropathy) due to malignancy in mandible

Given her history of cervical disc problems, is there any chance she has herniation or rupture putting pressure on a nerve? Do any of the nerves she's describing even involve cervical vertebrae?