There are many reasons for the appearance of pain. It is important to find the cause of this so that the pain can be affected and the problem controlled so that you can maintain the he alth and condition of your jaw as well as the he alth of your teeth.
When pain occurs in the jaw, it can make everything you do with it painful and difficult - chewing, drinking, talking, facial expressions. The jaw is involved in many actions, some of which we don't even realize until it hurts.
Adequate treatment and improvement of the condition of the jaw depends on identifying the problem causing the discomfort. Here are some causes of jaw pain.
Teeth clenching and grinding
happens in most cases at night when a person has no control over his muscles and does so unconsciously. However, it also happens during the day, and the sufferer does not realize that they are clenching their teeth too hard in certain situations.
The most common reason for this is stress. It affects the nervous system by causing the muscles to contract unconsciously, causing severe clenching and grinding of the teeth. This not only damages their enamel and makes them weak and brittle, but also has a strong negative impact on the jaw joints.
The jaw clenching force in such cases exceeds the intended functions of the joints, which damages them and causes inflammation and pain.
You have a disease or inflammation of the jaw
The joint that connects the lower and upper jaw is subjected to serious tension with every movement of the mouth. It acts like a neck hinge that moves with every action you take with your mouth and jaw.
Like any joint in your body, the jaw joint can become damaged, inflamed, or dislocated for various reasons. Some of them are related to disease states, arthritis, inflammations, various mechanical damages.
The most common symptoms of jaw joint disease are pain, stiffness, difficulty opening and closing the mouth, feeling like your jaw is "locked".
You have a malocclusion
When the bite is correct and all the teeth are arranged correctly, it eases the work of the jaw and does not exert an additional load on it. However, when there is a violation in the bite, the pressure on the joints of the jaw is many times greater. This causes mechanical changes, inflammations, dislocations, pain, diseases.
Bite correction is one of the key factors in dealing with the problem.
Growing Sage
Sages sprout later, usually in adulthood. Very often they grow crookedly, and their appearance is difficult, sometimes impossible. In such cases, their surgical removal is necessary. Sages can also cause gingivitis, pus pockets and swelling that affect the back of the jaw and make it inflamed.
