Could you tell me how I would know if in
my jaw the joint was out of alignment or
if it could be a disc displacement or just
a stretched ligament?
I have no pain as of yet but even eating
tuna causes popping noise on the left
side...
I had a piece of food caught in my back
bottom teeth and tried to get it out with
my fingers, didnt have my mouth fully
opened and when my finger went in my jaw
cracked really loud.
Now it cracks when I move it and
especially if I push on the opposite side
of my jaw while opening it.
Also while eating now it pops eating even
soft foods.
I can see my jaw sliding to the right
slightly and back to the left when it
pops.
Will this go away or just get worse?
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catswolds
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Michigan
Posted: 08-07-06 14:39pm
Yes, it can go away. You probably did
stretch the disc out of place a little
bit. The cracking noise most likely is
the disc slipping in and out over the
condyle area as you open your jaw. I am
not a medical person, just a long-time
tmjer who has done a lot of research. So
that is my disclaimer. :)
if I were you, I would rest my jaw as much
as possible for a few weeks to months.
No talking, liquid diet if even soft foods
make it pop, no opening the mouth for any
purpose, if at all possible. Use ice on
both sides to reduce any internal swelling
that there might be (even the side that is
not popping). Use moist heat when you
want to relax. Relax your body,
especially shoulders. When we get
stressed, our shoulders ride up, which
puts undo pressure on the jaw joints (it's
all connected.) try not to thrust your
chin forward while on the computer if you
are doing so. Keep your head back and
chin down. Another strain on the tmj.
If you think you are grinding or clenching
your teeth at night, you might want to go
to a tmj dentist and get this straightened
out before you start developing pain.
Keep with simple and conservative
treatments until you have researched tmj
like crazy.
I will pray that you get the right help
that you need now. You can live your
life with your jaw cracking occasionally
while eating, but be careful about
stressing the jaw muscles, ligaments,
cartilage disc, tendons, etc. You do not
want to develop painful tmj.
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