Where Does Jaw Pain Come From?
Update: I have recently found, purchased and wrote up reviews on two TMJ Exercise programs. They are similar TMJ Exercises that my TMJ Physical Therapist uses to treat my TMJ patients. Click here to read reviews on TMJ Exercise products Jaw pain comes from many sources. The first question that needs to be addressed is…is it a bone tumor, cyst or cancer? Out of 17 years or so of treating patients, I have only found a handful (6-8) of Tumors, which mostly are Benign, but may be malignant also, I think I’ve had about 3 being malignant. So, the first thing that should be checked out, is the cancers and tumors. You typically don’t have to ask for that, we Dentists routinely just look for that first. When you report to your Dentist that you have TMJ jaw pain, he/she should take a panorex xray to check for tumors or cancer. When tumors/cysts are ruled out, then the TMJ exam can begin. Most of the time, when you have Jaw pain, it is muscle pain. Let me say that again…Muscle Pain. The jaw m
