Jaw pain relief?

I started having jaw pain a few weeks ago. It's on both sides where my top and bottom jaw connect. My dentist said the joint was fine but that my jaw muscles were spasming. I got a mouth guard to prevent grinding by it not helping with pain. I take magnesium and even Kratom isn't helping. Does anyone knoe how to fix this problem or at least relieve the pain?

Jaw grinding is without a doubt a big symptom of lyme disease, I think CBD oil helps with jaw pain big time.

Hi Sean.scott -

Problems with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are generally due to injury or problems with the teeth aligning properly, which sets off grinding and chomping at night, causing inflammation and tired joint tissues. Stress also triggers jaw activity and increased clenching, which can be hard on teeth, muscles, ligaments. I was hit in one jaw with a ball at age 8... have had TMJ problems ever since.

But, TMJ issues could also be the result of infection - a dental infection can cause you to grind your teeth at night because of the agitation of the infection (kind of like when you have a wound that itches a bit as your body tries to heal it). Or even the Lyme & Co. I think the stress factor is why TMJ is common with Lyme.

Your dentist has cleared you although you could still have infection he can't see, which can trigger clenching/grinding/chomping while you sleep---and unless someone is watching you sleep all night there is no way you would know for sure you're not doing this.

I would try a couple of things you can do on your own. But if you don't have relief in a week or so, you might want to see an oral surgeon, who can examine a little more broadly and specifically.

First -
try reducing inflammation - turmeric and japanese knotweed work for me. Others have used different anti-inflammatories - you could look these up online.

Second -
try warm compresses and/or a heating pad. Of course, be careful - skin on your face is a little more delicate.

Third -
I would kick up the antimicrobials - maybe even start doing oil pulling with something like oregano oil, tea tree extract, etc. Lots of good instructions online.

Fourth -
I was always annoyed when people suggested this to me but try meditation and breathing exercises. Nothing really helped me address TMJ - at best it would be noising popping and grinding and painful whenever I ate or spoke... at worst it gave me migraines.

The hard truth is that there are few "fixes" for TMJ symptoms other than replacement of the joint discs - but even this is subject to all the other CAUSES also being fixed. Luckily, that is a stage 8 issue and you're at stage 1. So hopefully it's a pretty simple trigger and you can achieve some relief with something simple.

Let us know how you fare!

-p

I would get checked by a biological dds-they find things many dds miss