my jaw aches

Bearcat

any dentists out there care to fill me in.?(pardon the pun)............ went to my dentist for a much needed filling.....apart from him injecting me on the wrong side.......i forgive him.....my jaw aches like hell and kills me to open my mouth/ swallow.

6 hours on I'm feeling slightly better......how come my jaw to open/close hurts/ aches real bad?

Oral Surgeon

Bearcat wrote: »

any dentists out there care to fill me in.?(pardon the pun)............ went to my dentist for a much needed filling.....apart from him injecting me on the wrong side.......i forgive him.....my jaw aches like hell and kills me to open my mouth/ swallow.

6 hours on I'm feeling slightly better......how come my jaw to open/close hurts/ aches real bad?

Nice of you not to make a big deal over the wrong side.... no harm, no foul....

It's hard to look into your mouth over the net but there are 2 main possibilities;

• You strained your jaw joint/muscles by having your mouth open wide during the procedure
• The local anaesthetic needle pierced muscle during administration of the local causing a small bleed (haematoma) in the muscle. This can cause some discomfort and trismus (limited opening). This is relatively common as LA administration is essential a blind procedure- we use landmarks such as the teeth, front of the jaw etc to estimate the location of the lower dental nerve....

Bottom line is that it should settle;
Treat it in the same way you would treat a sprained/ bruised wrist/ankle;

• Rest; soft diet, no chewing gum, no apples/ steak etc for about 2 weeks
• Anti-inflammatory meds (also have pain killing activity) taken regularly eg nurofen
• Allow it to resolve itself

TALK TO YOUR DENTIST OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL_ THIS ADVICE IS NOT FOR ALL PAINS AND NOT FOR ALL PEOPLE.....!!!!!!

Bearcat

Thank you OS......appreciate the detailed reply. I'm a nervy patient and probably threw the dentist off his game when I asked for more LA. I have have sensitive teeth nerves and could feel the drill. He did warn me it would take a few days for things to settle down. He was morto re the wrong side...

Jaw still aches and opening of jaw still aches but comforted to the reason why.:)

Blikes

I feel your pain man, i've been awake since 11am yesterday (26th) till now with severe tooth ache, can't afford the dentist as rent is due today

Very very close to pulling to tooth out with plier, not even joking.

Hope you feel better soon

Oral Surgeon

Blikes wrote: »

I feel your pain man, i've been awake since 11am yesterday (26th) till now with severe tooth ache, can't afford the dentist as rent is due today

Very very close to pulling to tooth out with plier, not even joking.

Hope you feel better soon

Don't do that man, go to your dentist, they're not that mean...

Bearcat

24 hrs later jaw pain settled down......thanks for info as I was worried at the time.