What causes jaw joint pain?

In our lives, many of our friends have experienced jaw joint pain, and many times we don’t even know what caused the jaw joint pain. If you don’t know what causes jaw joint pain, it will be an obstacle to the treatment of the disease. After all, only targeted treatment can completely get rid of the symptoms of jaw joint pain.

Generally, the causes of jaw joint pain are related to local trauma, while some patients may suffer from occlusal disorders. However, no matter what causes the jaw joint pain, patients must pay attention to timely treatment. The specific factors causing the disease are:

1. 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 may also have a certain impact on the occurrence of this disease.

2. Occlusal factors: Many patients have obvious occlusal disorders. Such as high tooth cusps, excessive tooth wear, too many missing molars, poor dentures, and too 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.

3. Systemic and other neuropsychiatric factors may have a certain relationship with this disease. For example, some patients are irritable, nervous, and easily excited. In addition, some patients have a history of rheumatism, and some of their illnesses are related to cold.

The main clinical manifestations of jaw joint pain include local soreness or pain, clicking and movement disorders. The pain may be located in the joint area or around the joints; it may be accompanied by tenderness of varying degrees. Joint soreness or pain is especially noticeable when chewing or opening the mouth. The snapping sound occurs when the mouth is opened. The sound can occur at different stages of mandibular movement and can be a crisp single sound or a series of fragmented sounds. The most common movement disorder is limited mouth opening, but excessive mouth opening or mandibular deviation when opening the mouth may also occur. In addition, it may be accompanied by symptoms such as temporal pain, dizziness, and tinnitus.

After reading the analysis in this article, I believe you have a certain understanding of the causes and symptoms of jaw joint pain. In order to better diagnose jaw joint pain, it is generally necessary to take X-rays or do arthrography. After making the correct diagnosis, the patient must pay attention to cooperating with the doctor in the treatment of the disease so that he can recover from his disease as soon as possible.