What causes facial hook pain?

Facial hook pain is quite common in life. For example, when you open your mouth as wide as possible or chew food hard, it will not only cause joint popping, but also cause pain. The most common cause of this symptom is mandibular joint disorder syndrome. This disease can be caused by mental factors, occlusal factors, or some systemic factors. When it is serious, you should seek medical attention in time.

What causes facial hook pain?

1. Mental factors Mental factors play a very important role in the occurrence and aggravation of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome. 2. Traumatic factors Many patients have a history of local trauma. Such as acute traumas such as external impact, sudden biting of hard objects, opening the mouth too wide (such as yawning); also frequent chewing of hard food, nighttime grinding of teeth, and unilateral chewing habits. These factors may cause joint contusion or strain and dysfunction of the chewing muscles.

3. Occlusal factors Occlusal disorders can also lead to the occurrence or aggravation of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome. Such as occlusal interference, excessive tooth wear, excessive molar loss, poor restorations, and low intermaxillary distance. Disorders in occlusal relationships can disrupt the functional balance between the internal structures of the joints and promote the occurrence of this disease. 4. Systemic and other factors Systemic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, can also cause temporomandibular joint disorders. In addition, some iatrogenic factors, such as radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, can lead to structural and functional changes in the masticatory muscles and can also cause temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome.

Treatment

1. Drug treatment: (1) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): NSAIDs inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) and prevent arachidonic acid from synthesizing inflammatory and pain mediators prostaglandins, thereby exerting analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. (2) Glucosamine sulfate: The purpose of drug treatment for osteoarthritis is to eliminate inflammation and relieve pain. Although there is currently no drug that can definitely inhibit or repair the degeneration of joint tissue and articular cartilage, evidence suggests that glucosamine sulfate may be a drug that can simultaneously improve osteoarthritis symptoms and joint structure. (3) Opioid Town

2. Non-drug treatment (1) First, the influence of mental factors should be eliminated. If necessary, a psychiatrist should be consulted to develop a treatment plan and conduct psychological-behavioral therapy; (2) Correct the occlusal relationship and bad habits, such as excessive mouth opening and unilateral chewing; (3) Other non-drug treatments, such as nerve stimulation therapy, nerve block therapy, surgical treatment, physical therapy, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture therapy, etc.

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