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I Have A Pain In My Mouth And I Have A "Clicky Jaw"

by abbie636, Dec 11, 2007 02:59PM
I Have a really bad pain in the roots of my teeth at the bottom jaw (the teeth at the front) , my teeth are pushing together causing them to overlap . Is the only option to get braces?

i also have a "clicky jaw", sometimes whan i talk it clicks and it becomes really pain full does anyone know how to get rid of it ?
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by stateofconfusion, Dec 11, 2007 08:26PM
clicky painful jaw is a TMJ (temporal mandibular joint) problem.  Ask your doctor for help on this... only thing I can think of is possible a night gaurd.  Do you clinch your teeth alot?  Grind?  those are 2 possible causes of TMJ problems..

Do you have your wisdom teeth in at the bottom?  If they haven't been pulled, and are trying to grow in, they could be a bit painful and could cause crowding because they are pushing other teeth trying to make room for them.   If you have had those wisdom teeth pulled, then possible teeth shifting could be due to perio problems...
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