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Cracking noise in jaw
There is pain in left side jaw / joints when he open his mouth wide or it pains while having hard things..there is no pain in teeth ....also there is kind of cracking /popping sound when he opens his mouth
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Dr. Nilesh Patil
Dentist
20 yrs exp
Pune
Hi you might be suffering from temperomandibular joint pain ..have soft diet for atleast 15 days .avoid excessive opening of jaw .painkiller as per requirment
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Consult oral surgeon or dentist
Health Tips
Do not ignore the problem..as this leads to painful opening and closing of jaw ..with reduction in clickkng sound ..
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