I know what it is. I have a click in my jaw. What are the consequences in the future?
2007-03-09 08:10:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
IF NO PAIN ID SAY LEAVE IT, IF PAIN GO SEE A DENTIST FOR A REFERAL TO A SPECIALIST
2007-03-12 19:11:14 · answer #1 · answered by LX 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same thing and some Dentist in Ireland told me this....
It is no harm to have it checked.
The TMJ is a very intricate joint, unusual in that it allows up and down movement,side to side and rotating movements.
It connects your jaw quite literally to the rest of your head..
Its necessary to check if your jaw is popping or clicking, although this doesn't necessarily indicate a problem with your Temporo-mandibular joint but its better to check.
Do you also suffer pain, spasm, restriction of movement in that area..presentation of all of these symptoms can indicate a TMJ problem.
There are several causes of these problems, including inheritance from mom and dad!, accidents, even infections.
It can be remedied fairly easily often by different appliances such as bite guards and adjustors and sometimes even anti-inflam meds.
Nothing to worry about but do check.
Paul
Source(s):
Im a dentist in Ireland
2007-03-09 17:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a click on the right side of my jaw whenever I eat something chewy. The jaw repairs itself later and vice versa.
2007-03-10 14:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had mandibular joint displacement for a long time. It gets sore after awhile and you learn to chew so that it does't click and hurt.
you can have it operated on ,but I hear that the results of this can be worse. The other thing is it may give you headaches. Tylenol three anyone?
2007-03-09 16:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by ian l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my doc said it could be nothing maybe just from sports but u should still get it looked at it could be something and it could maybe hurt the jaw overall
2007-03-09 16:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by TheOneNOnlyTK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋