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[|Human|] I had a root canal re-treatment on 7 Feb on a lower bottom molar on the right side of my mouth. Following the procedure I experienced basically no pain for the first 6 days and ate everything but attempted to chew on the left side. On 13 Feb while traveling out of town, I felt severe pain in my right upper jaw joint when opening my mouth to eat. I returned to the dentist as a walk-in on 22 Feb and saw another dentist who took x-rays and examined my mouth. He determined there was no infection or fracture but assumed I had strained a jaw muscle. I instructed me to eat soft foods, take Motrin and muscle relaxers to treat the problem. It is now 24 Feb and the pain still exists and I don t know what to do. The main problem is experiencing pain in the upper part of my right jaw joint area. Can you please tell me what I can do to relieve the pain? I am scheduled to return to the dentist on 28 Feb to have the procedure completed but I don t know how or if I will be able to open my mouth wide enough with dying of pain to have it done. Please help?
[|AI|]  Hi. Thanks for the query. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. As per your complaint it looks like there is problem with the jaw joint that can be either due to dislocation in the jaw joint or the soft cushion present between the two bony ends of the jaw joint known as Articular disc is displaced. So my advice to you is to consult an Oral Physician or Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a clinical examination and investigation like Panoramic x-ray can help in ruling out the exact cause and treatment can be done accordingly. You can be advised painkillers and muscle relaxant and along with it Physiotherapy, night guards will also be advised. Also avoid excessive mouth opening like during yawning laughing etc. You should take a soft diet. Massage the sides of the face with round gentle movement of fingertips. Hope this information helps. Regards.