My jaw gets stuck a lot and its painfull

Q. Hi I have a problem with my jaw, it gets stuck quite a lot and is very painful and I cant open my mouth very wide. Is there anything I can do? It puts me down alt with the pain and awkwardness. Thank you

A. Dear R

Jaw problems can be quite complicated and time consuming to treat but there are a number of options open to you. I understand how painful and annoying it can be. The first step is to have a full dental consultation to try to find the possible causes. It could be related to how your teeth meet or the position of your jaw joints. We would need to examine any symptoms such as headaches, shoulder or neck pains as well as they can all be related. Treatments could start with some jaw physiotherapy ranging up to full rehabilitation of your teeth /jaws to even surgery in the most extreme cases.
I hope this helps you.

Dr Riten Patel BDS

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