Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
Discussion Groups
General
GeneralCardiologyVisionDentistryPharmacyLaboratoryNutritionAlternative
Diseases and Disorders
AIDSAlzheimer'sArthritisAsthmaCancerBreast CancerDiabetesEpilepsyGlaucomaHepatitisHerpesLupusProstate BPHProstate CancerProstatitisSinusitisTinnitus

Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2005

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

jaw pain

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
m.L - 27 Nov 2005 20:27 GMT
Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?  

It's been 10 days now, came on rather suddenly and i thought it was a
toothache, but the dentist x-rayed them and the teeth in that area of pain are
fine.  
I do have arthritis in my neck, cervical radiculopathy, and am getting over a
frozen shoulder, all of these on the left side.

The jaw pain is also on the left, and one doc said it's probably TMJ, while
the dentist said it doesn't seem to be, and could be related to my cervical
problems.  Another doc said it's probably TMJ
but is running a "sedimentation" blood test to see if it's trigeminal
neuralgia.  It responds to 400mg Lodine for 2-4 hrs then the pain comes back.
I also use Flexeril to help me sleep.  

The pain is horrible, what do i do?  I can tolerate small doses of vicodin but
it doesn't help much, and the Talwin the dentist prescribed made me so dizzy i
couldn't walk (and the pain was still there).  

Thanks for help.
Nann Bell - 28 Nov 2005 19:22 GMT
I have TMJ problems, but mine are of a muscular nature rather than any
apparent deterioration in the joint itself.  I've had real troubles with my
neck from my hypermobility and problems with lots of muscle cramping in my
neck and upper back from fibro.  I've noticed that both of those really
affect the pain levels in my jaw.  I also realized that when I was getting
regular massages and when I was in PT for my neck, my jaw would always
release and ease when they worked on the muscles of the neck.  I finally
asked about it at PT once and she said all the muscles around there are
interconnected and it made sense that the jaw would release then.  Since
then, whenever my jaw starts to ache a lot, stretching out my neck and
shoulders is one of the first things I do.

All of this is to say that with your mix of problems on the left side, I
think your jaw pain might very well be connected to all the rest of this,
based on my experience.  My inclination would be to recommend seeing your doc
and asking for a PT referral to work on the whole neck and shoulder area.  
I'd suggest massage, but I fear that would be a very painful experience with
your recovering frozen shoulder.  you might try gently massaging the neck and
shoulder on that side as much as you can tolerate and see if it eases it any
in the meantime.

I fel for you.  When my jaw first kicked up smiling and even sipping
beverages was incredibly painful.  I know what torture it can be.

Signature

Nann
remove the Gator cheer to email me
Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare

> Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?  
>
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>
> Thanks for help.
Gwen Love - 28 Nov 2005 21:13 GMT
I had never had any problems with my jaws (my mother had TMJ) until I fell
a
couple of months ago and hit the side of my face on a table.  Hit rather
hard, my shoulder was sore and hip had a hugh, purple color area and was
very sore  for weeks.  Now my jaw pops at times, and sometimes it will
just
hurt when I chew or when I talk.  I guess the fall injured the jaw in some
way.
Gwen

>I have TMJ problems, but mine are of a muscular nature rather than any
> apparent deterioration in the joint itself.  I've had real troubles with
[quoted text clipped - 61 lines]
>>
>> Thanks for help.
m.L - 28 Nov 2005 22:19 GMT
Thank you, this is helpful information.
I'm going to be going to physical therapy.

hanbellGOGATORS@earthlink.net wrote:
>I have TMJ problems, but mine are of a muscular nature rather than any
>apparent deterioration in the joint itself.  I've had real troubles with my
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
>I fel for you.  When my jaw first kicked up smiling and even sipping
>beverages was incredibly painful.  I know what torture it can be.
spodosaurus - 29 Nov 2005 09:40 GMT
> Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?  
>
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>
> Thanks for help.

I'd also ask your doctor to do an MRI or at least a bone scan to rule
out osteonecrosis of the jaw, especially if you've recently been treated
with bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis (particularly IV infusion of
one of this class of drugs, the name of the drug escapes me at the
moment). As far as I know the dental x-rays would show an abcess in a
tooth root or the jaw bone, but you might want to confirm with this with
your dentist, as this can be the cause of some pretty terrible jaw pain.

Cheers,

Ari

Signature

spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

m.L - 29 Nov 2005 17:32 GMT
>> Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?  
>>
[quoted text clipped - 28 lines]
>tooth root or the jaw bone, but you might want to confirm with this with
>your dentist, as this can be the cause of some pretty terrible jaw pain.

Thanks.  I had my jaw x-rayed yesterday, they did it from all angles and with
open and closed mouth.  I'll have to wait for results, but i assume it would
show anything going on.   I think i should call my dentist back and keep him
informed.  I have a large, old stainless steel crown on a molar on the bottom
at that side that seems more sensitive to hot/cold than before, i keep
"wanting" to think that's the source of the pain.  But the dentist said
nothing was on the x-ray that was suspicious.  I'm grasping at straws, i
guess.  The pain is unbearable at times.
Squirrely - 30 Nov 2005 05:39 GMT
I read both of your posts about the jaw pain. I am wondering do you have a
virus. I just got one about a week week and a half ago. I had terrible
problems with my gums selling, cheek, and jaw pain as it moved around. I
found out it was coming from the virus. Just a thought.

Signature

Love and hugs to all
Good thoughts coming your way too.

Squirrely Jo

>>> Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 48 lines]
> nothing was on the x-ray that was suspicious.  I'm grasping at straws, i
> guess.  The pain is unbearable at times.
m.L - 30 Nov 2005 07:48 GMT
>I read both of your posts about the jaw pain. I am wondering do you have a
>virus. I just got one about a week week and a half ago. I had terrible
>problems with my gums selling, cheek, and jaw pain as it moved around. I
>found out it was coming from the virus. Just a thought.

interesting, hadn't though of something like that.  i don't really feel "sick"
but it's something to consider.

hope you're feeling better!
Squirrely - 01 Dec 2005 01:29 GMT
I only thought of that because I had that problem with this virus. It could
be TMJ, I have that also. But it seems like something else going on too.

Not doing too good today. Blood pressure is really dropping. Don't know what
that is all about. But we shall see.

Signature

Love and hugs to all
Good thoughts coming your way too.

Squirrely Jo

> interesting, hadn't though of something like that.  i don't really feel
> "sick"
> but it's something to consider.
>
> hope you're feeling better!
spodosaurus - 30 Nov 2005 11:18 GMT
>>>Any experience w/jaw pain that's very severe?  
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 38 lines]
> open and closed mouth.  I'll have to wait for results, but i assume it would
> show anything going on.  

X-rays won't show osteonecrosis. At a minimum you'll need a bone scan
for that, and an MRI would be preferable as it can show a lot more
detail than a bone scan. X-rays might not even show an infection. My hip
looked fine under xray. It was dead and the surface had come off in a
piece that looked like the way a baseball is stitched together. This
didn't show on x-ray, despite multiple angles.

> I think i should call my dentist back and keep him
> informed.  I have a large, old stainless steel crown on a molar on the bottom
> at that side that seems more sensitive to hot/cold than before, i keep
> "wanting" to think that's the source of the pain.  But the dentist said
> nothing was on the x-ray that was suspicious.  I'm grasping at straws, i
> guess.  The pain is unbearable at times.

Just confirm with him that the x-rays will definitely show an infection
if there is one.

Cheers,

Ari

Signature

spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2008 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.