Have you ever felt pain in your face? Especially in your jaw? Jaw pain can be sudden and sometimes alarming. Affecting your ability to eat, speak, and focus, jaw pain can be a small matter as well as a severe condition. It can happen on one side or both sides of the jaw. What does pain in one side of the jaw indicate?

1. Jaw Pain on
one side

2. What are the reasons behind jaw
pain on one side?
 TMJ disorders
 Sinusitis
 Dental problems
 Trigeminal neuralgia
 Osteomyelitis
 Heart attack
 Cluster headaches
 Tumors and Cysts

3. How to treat jaw pain?
 Multiple treatments could be suggested to treat jaw pain, depending
on what’s causing it and how serious a condition is.
These treatments are the most common:
 Heat
 Cold
 Medications
 Massage
 Rest
 Try to relax
 Change your sleeping position
 No caffeine
 Mouthguard
 Botox injections
 Jaw surgery

4. When should you see a doctor?
 Jaw pain isn’t always severe, but sometimes, it could indicate
a painful underlying condition, especially if it comes along
with other symptoms. If your pain seems to stick for several
days or comes and goes repetitively, don’t hesitate to consult
your doctor or your dentist.
 Here are some symptoms that you shouldn’t wait to get
medically checked on:
 You’re experiencing pain and difficulty while eating, drinking,
swallowing, or breathing.
 You can’t move or use your mouth in a way you did before.
 You develop a fever.
 There’s swelling in your jaw area or your face.

5.  Website : https://hillregionalhospital.com
 Phone No: 254-580-8500
 Email Id : psheldon@hillrh.com

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