Category: jaw pain

Pain in your jaw after visiting the dentist Perhaps the dentist held or propped your jaw and head in such a way that it aggravated the muscles of your jaw. …

There are two sets of large muscles that can cause pain in your jaw and the area around your jaw joint:  the massater muscles and the temporalis muscles.  Check out…

If you have serious pain in your jaw, you can try doing massage on the muscles in your face. (<== click here.)  But if that only helps for a short…

I have heard horror stories about people having teeth removed because they were painful.  But the problem is that the teeth were innocent! After the tooth or teeth were pulled,…

Having a forward head  posture puts a lot of strain on the muscles of your neck and jaw.  Having a “forward head” means that your head (and often one or…

Do you have pain in your jaw?  Is it hard to open and close your mouth?  Do you clamp your teeth together without even thinking about it? Did you know…

TMJ is shorthand for Temporomandibular Joint.  That refers to your temple area and your jaw bone (mandible.)  The joint is supposed to move smoothly but when it doesn’t you may…