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Pain 4 weeks after getting wisdom teeth pulled

by nick1528, Mar 04, 2009 02:13PM
I had my wisdom teeth pulled, and everything went to plan. I had pain for about 1 and a half weeks. Then all my pain went away and i slowy used my jaw more, and started doing my regular day to day activities. Then suddenly about 4 weeks after the surgery i have had extreme pain on my lower right side of my jaw. It just started back up, out of no where. I didnt hit it, or accidentaly chew something hard. Also when i was recovering after the surgery my lower right side took the longest to recover. I have heard about a condition called TMJ. I dont know if that is what is affecting me but i would really like to know what is. I was just wondering what your thoughts on my jaw are, and if you can help.


This discussion is related to Prolonged pain after Wisdom Teeth Extraction.
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by scottma, Mar 04, 2009 08:50PM
To: nick1528
Temporomandibular disorder generally refers to masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints pain in a narrow sense. In a borad sense, head, neck, shoulder, as well as orofacial dental pain may be associated with tmd. Seeing a tmj specialist or orofacial pain specialist is advised.
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