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Jaw locking
It's been a month I have this problem of jaw lock. My jaw usually locks mainly during morning and evening. Sometimes when it get locked it pains until the bone craks.
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Go for opg x-ray
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visit ur dentist
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jst do some tmj exercises
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Hie.. get urself examined by the dentist .. for proper evaluation and severity of the same.. as per your description it seemed to be a “lock Jaw”
Does it also gets locked during yawning??
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Kindly consult and examine yourself by the dentist
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Try not to avoid wider mouth openings
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Dr. Kirti Raina
Dentist
5 yrs exp
Jammu
Hie...it's a tmj problem...you should do exercises by watching YouTube video...if not get relief then consult a dentist ...
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Dr. Dhanush C V
Dentist
4 yrs exp
Bangalore
Your condition is called Chronic Subluxation of TMJ. Start with conservative treatments like intraarticular Injection of Steriods. If Severe or Locking is quite often surgical treatment is usually advised
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Get a Fat suppressed T2 weighted MRI of TMJ after consulting your dentist/ Surgeon
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