About a month ago I got hit in the chin with a basket ball, hard. It poped the right side of my jaw out of place. It came right back,, but of course it hurt. Before this, sometimes my jaw would grind agianst the bone when I chewed. If I chew gum for more than about ten minutes, my jaw starts to grind and pop, so I've stoped chewing gum. My doctor said that the basket ball to the face probably made it worse and that it'd heal on it's own in about a week or two, but hear I am opening and closing my mouth and very gently at that, and still hearing a little grinding sound.
2007-03-16 04:13:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
TMJ stands for Temporomandibular Joint, It is the joint that allows your mouth to open/ clothes. If you were hit with something, it could have caused the joint to become loose and when it glides against itself, it might cause the popping/grinding noise. Lots of people live with it but I have heard of a few that have had to have surgery because they opened their mouths too wide and it popped out and stayed out. I guess it could be and sounds very painful.. but try to remember that lots of people live with it daily. Just be careful. Dont do excess chewing (gum) and when you open your mouth try not to overstress it (ex. eating an extra large sandwich)
2007-03-18 09:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to see a dentist. You may have TMJ but a dentist will be able to tell. This will not heal on it's own because every time you open and close your mouth you are irritating it more. Gum is not a good thing right now, but then I don't chew gum any more because it hurts
2007-03-16 04:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by lakelover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The joint between the jaw and the skull is called the Temporal-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) and is held in place by tendons and ligament that attach to muscle. Sounds like you may have suffered from TMJ syndrome prior to your injury. Your recent injury may have worsened your TMJ instability or TMJ syndrome. It may be temporary as the tissues tighten up again. Talk to your family doctor or dentist, sometimes simple remedies help.
2007-03-16 04:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Bambolero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have what is called " TMJ " I don't know what it stands for but my dr told me when I was a young lad that that's what I had. It would require having the jaw wired in place so that the mandibula is back in alignment. My jaw pops too.
2007-03-16 04:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by Patsfan34 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that occurs to me additionally. once you look at your self in the mirror, and open and close your mouth does your jaw circulate sideways whilst it opens and closes, like the decrease jaw strikes. you in all probability have TMD, tempromandibular joint disease. which the popping is using the disc on your joint that no longer in place and it pops. so which you would be able to attempt to get that back into place. you are able to attempt to place down and positioned your palms flat on the floor and close your mouth, shop the tooth open somewhat and characteristic the tongue up against the roof of the mouth and that's the region for the disc to slip back in place, perhaps which could assist you. however the main extreme degree could be get surgical technique on it.
2016-10-02 05:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by megna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it might need to be looked at to get the jaw back in the right place.
2007-03-16 04:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋