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Jaw pain and constriction
Hi, please help.
I have jaw pain and constriction. It's like my mouth is getting smaller and the jaw can't fit in there. I feel like stretching it over and over again by opening my mouth widely. There's swelling on the right side of the lower jaw (I can see it from outside on the jawline). I have had an X-ray a couple months back and got to know that it could be because of wisdom tooth. Sometimes, the teeth seem like touching each other too. There's a weird sensation in all the teeth (Not sensitivity) and I feel like scratching them. The pain increases when I eat food like chapati, or apple etc. It has been a few weeks.
Sometime during sleep, I unknowingly clench my jaw and it hurts so much. It seems that my teeth would either fall off, or I would not be able to open my mouth again. I am also highly aware about my tongue, and it's positioning when at rest. Jaw pain and tightness increases when I read out something.
Please help since this is getting very distracting and painful.
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Hello.. Take blumox capsules and aceclofenac for three days.. Pain will reduce a little.. Then do take an xray and follow me up for further details..
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Hello. You will require an OPG (full mouth x-ray)
Your symptoms indicate an Impacted/erupting 3rd molar
Incase of an impacted / erupting 3rd molar, it is best advised to get the tooth extracted
After extraction, the pain and discomfort will turn down
Wisdom tooth, if not treated, leads to Pericoronitis ( severe pain, swelling and inflammation in the area of the concerned tooth region), Cavity in the tooth beside the wisdom tooth, referred pain to ears, neck, cheeks, headache
Kindly visit a dentist for definitive diagnosis and treatment
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hi, reading your symptoms, it seems that you have an impacted wisdom teeth. kindly get it extracted as soon as possible. All your symptoms with subsequently reduced once you undergoe extraction.
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