Anyone who suffers from jaw pain knows how debilitating it can be. The sufferer may find they cannot eat or speak without extreme discomfort. Fortunately, treatments are available, but the treatment ...

TMJ disorders affect the joint that connects the jaw to the skull, causing pain, clicking, or jaw locking. Common causes include bruxism, arthritis, trauma, and stress-related muscle tension. Early ...

Millions of people suffer from jaw pain associated with temporo-mandibular joint disorder, or TMJ. For many people the pain is so debilitating they will do anything to get relief. A new approach, ...

Dr. Jeff Bassman treats Niki Doty of Milan with an instrument that uses an electronic impulse to relax muscles in the face and jaw as one remedy for his patients with jaw pain. Doty said the treatment ...

You may experience neck and jaw pain simultaneously for several reasons. Because the two are connected, what affects one also affects the other. Because the neck and jaw are connected by joints, it ...

Jaw pain can be caused by temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), bruxism, and dental issues. Symptoms like nausea and shortness of breath with jaw pain can mean a heart attack. Medical tests like CT ...

Do you ever wake up in the morning with a sore jaw, throbbing head and nagging feelings of stress? And on top of that, you feel like you didn’t sleep a wink? If that sounds like you on a regular basis ...

The occasional headache or pain in the neck may seem like a typical part of everyday life. Then one day during lunch maybe you notice a clicking sound whenever you chew or you can’t seem to open your ...

If you're waking up with banging headaches or your partner tells you that you're making clacking sounds when you sleep, you might be grinding your teeth. The formal name for teeth grinding is bruxism, ...

Infections, injuries, jaw problems, and cancer can all cause mouth pain. The location and type of pain, plus any other symptoms that occur with it, can help with identifying the cause. The pain may ...

"Dr. Jaya Mangal, DDS, MS, is a board-certified TMJ and Orofacial Pain specialist with advanced training from Rutgers University. She is among a select few U.S. dentists with expertise in TMJ ...