The problem I have is that I can not turn my head to the left properly,I have pain up to the back of my neck on the left side, to under the skull, the back of my throat on the left side is swollen.When my tooth was playing up,which is the top back left molar,my throat was swollen on the left side,down to my lower throat.The socket took a year to heal and stop leaking,I was on penicillin for a week the decay had got into my jaw ,and I lost a little bit of my jaw around the top of my back molar.
That was the week I went in to get fitted for the night guard. I told my dentist about the pain and he said it was normal to feel pain a week after a filling. A week later, still having pain. That's when I realized that the filling was too high and I went in for an adjustment. They made the adjustment but then I developed pain in my left jaw. So I went in for another adjustment.
To be on the safe side, you should get at least an Xray done of your jaw. Just because it doesn't FEEL broken or dislocated, it doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't.
If you can get in to your dentist today, he/she can do the xray, but if you can't get in to see them today, I'd suggest a trip to the ER.
Is it the tonsil causing a pain that extends to the lower jaw? I have many theories but non seems to put ease to my pain. It seems that my 3 dentist and my doctor are putting everything on the ENT now and to be honest after reading many posts here I feel the ENT will just say nothing wrong and am back to square one.
) horrible place to try to get to! I was at the dentist for over 2 hours, today my jaw feels like someone very large punched me there. I like my dentist but talk about unprofessional! They kept having problems with the suction and I felt like I was drowning, The assistant placing my temp crown put my chair down and back all of the way and left me there for about 5 to 10 minutes, I asked her to please put me back up because I was getting a headache! This was after being tortured for 2 hours!
It was a fairly deep filling and on the x ray you could see that it was very close to the nerve. After the filling the dentist said I would be tender for a couple of days. It felt like there was something stuck between my teeth. Two days passed and the pain only increased. It reached the stage where I could not tell which jaw was sore let alone which tooth was hurting.
The tooth already had a metallic filling in it and the tooth just broke out around the back. I went to my family dentist and they informed me that I would probably need a root canal.
I went to a new dentist about two weeks ago. I was originally going for root canal but he did the vitality test and then decided I didn't need one (different dentist that originally prescribed root canal). He took the old filling out and filled it with some weird blueish/whiteish filling material.
I had a lot of pain and went back to the dentist who adjusted the bite - the pain continued - went back to the dentist who removed the temporary crown to ensure no infection - no evidence of infection but I was given antibiotics as a precaution. I had the permanent crown fitted with temporary cement as there was still a lot of pain. THe pain continued so the dentist removed the crown and gave me root canal treatment and fitted the permanent crown. The pain has continued.
I had pain in my jaw too and could not open my mouth to eat more than 1/2 inch. The dentist opened my mouth too wide . This problem went away after 3 days. Next time the dentist did not open my mouth so wide. I have a very small mouth so the average person may be able to handle their jaws to be opened very wide. Next time make sure you tell your dentist not to open it so wide.
I think your jaw will get better in time. I would suggest taking Advil due to inflammation.
Hope this helps.
Good Evening,
Last week, one of my molars had a large chunk break off and I went to the dentist to get it repaired. The dentist filled it and I received four novacaine shots. My teeth felt fine for a week following the procedure but now that it's a week later, my jaw is in constant pain. It doesn't hurt anymore or less if I open or close my jaw. It's just a constant pain throughout the day. Pain relievers and swelling medicine isn't helping at all.
Thanks for your help!
I'm in the exact same situation that you are in. I have had 2 root canals on the same tooth because of pain. Now I have a bump under the tooth. There is no signs of infection under the tooth or signs of inflammation on x-rays and scans. Now my oral surgeon wants to to exploratory surgery too. I'm scared to do it. Did your dentist do the surgery or was it an oral surgeon? Please let me know how everything turns out for you.
The next day reached the dentist. Went to him and he filed down the tooth. But my jaw pain continued and it was difficult for me to open my mouth. The very next day I woke up and the front of my chin was numb and the front teeth on the right side where I had had the filling. Jaw pain was going into my ear. The next day could not reach the dentist went to emergency thought I was having a stroke. Doctor there said I had an infection gave me prescription for an antibiotic.
I had a crown procedure 3 weeks ago today on my very last bottom tooth and am still suffering from incredible pain in my ear and jaw. I have been to urgent care and returned to the dentist. She performed an xray and said the tooth is fine. I was first given Valium and Aleve for relief. The relief from this treatment last about 1 hour and the severe pain returned. I was then put on flexoril which takes the "edge" off for a couple of hours.
Permanent crowns and bridges are now in place and it has been three weeks since any real work was done aside from just cementing the last bridge into place - I am still having major jaw pain. Enough to take up to 6 Advil a day. The pain is all along the jaw up to my temples and down my neck. It is not in one place or throbbing like a tooth that needs RCT, but rather almost my whole face and jaw. I realize I have had a lot of work done. We are taking a wait and see approach.
Not the very back one but the next one forward. There was a cavity that the dentist was going to try to just fill but he said it would be better to go with a crown because I would probably need one in a couple of years anyway. The temporary crown was perfect. No pain whatsoever. The perm. crown was ok for about a week. Then it started to hurt when I would chew on that side. There was pain in the tooth and in the jaw area.
I really thought I was going to passout. All he did was put the healing caps on my post. I told them they were going to have to give me something next time. He told me to take motrin for my jaw and teeth. I'm still weak and its been 7 hours!!!! I sure hope I don't do this everytime I get a splinter. Does anyone know what causes that?
I am taking way too much ibuprofen. Had 2 crowns on bottom back 2 teeth in Feb. Continue to have pain in jaw/ear. Teeth don't hurt - I don't think they are terribly sensitive to cold.
I have appt. Monday with dentist. What can he do - what can I tell him? Will xrays see if there is infection? What if I need root canal - what will happen to my crowns?
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