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Pain after 4 1/2 weeks - 4 wisdom teeth extraction

I had my 4 wisdom teeth extracted about 4 1/2 weeks ago.  I am still in pain.  I have pain in my cheeks, ear, jaw and temple.  The pain is not consistent, comes and goes.  It does get worst at night.  The OS has told me to take motrin or celebrex.  the meds help but i am concerned about continued use of these for over 30 days now.  The pain now is thru neighboring teeth into my cheeks and it is sharp.  Second the pain is thru the front of the jaw and teeth as well.  The jaw area in the back in also a little tender still.  Not sure what I should do next.  I have seen my OS three times already and OS said that the area is healing nicely, doesn't look like any infections there.  Can you help please...
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I don't hear any popping sound in the jaw.  But I continue to have sharp pain from teeth near my wisdom teeth into my cheeks.  In addition, I seem to have developed pain on left side front teeth.  It is quite sharp and when I press under the jaw at that point it is very painful.  Motrin is helping but i worry about the long term effects.  Not sure if there is infection or something serious that is causing this continuous pain.
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This could possibly be TMD (temporomandibular disorder). Some patients develop this after having wisdom teeth removed. This is just when the joint that is in between your jaw and skull shifts out of place when you open and close your mouth. If you hear a popping noise when you open and close this is likely the case. Hope this helped.
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