... i was told by an oral surgeon that i have this, the beginnings of, in my jaw joints. ... (3 replies)
... it started with a inflammation in my right wrist tendon. i noticed the pain while playing badminton actually. it did not reduce for 3 or 4 days and so i visited my GP. he said it was common and prescribed me ibuprofen for a week. ... (0 replies)
... If you haven't found it already . . .
Check out the TMJ Disorder/TemporoMandibular Joint topic.
TMJ is inflammation of the jaw joint, it can cause all sorts of problems and lead to osteoarthritis of the jaw - those 'snap*crackle*pop' sounds. (4 replies)
... I always do and that makes it worse. Arthritis of the jaw joint and tmj are very frustrating. I eat soft foods and use warm compresses on it to help. It flares up and is worse at times, and better too but never gone. ... (6 replies)
... Thank you for the definitions. ... (8 replies)
... Hi Denann...I'm Jenny and I've had 2 major cervical spine surgeries and am fused from C3 to T1. Arthritis in the neck is very common but so is arthritis in the jaw joint...and both can cause very similar symptoms to what you are having. ... (3 replies)
... Hi everyone, the past week I finally got a diagnoses for the trouble I have been having by my ear and temple on the left side. I had bloodwork run and it was all ok, and I had a sinus CT scan on wednesday and it showed mild thickening of my sinus membranes. ... (3 replies)
... at night when you sleep and your jaw is tired. See your dentist..... ... (4 replies)
... My husband is on Fosamax because that has been the standard medication for men who have osteoporosis. ... (31 replies)
... I can relate very much with your child having RA. My son, who is now 23, was diagnosed with RA at the age of 3. It was noticable even before that with him crying and screaming, but we could not figure it out, nor could the pediatrician. ... (8 replies)
... I was wondering if anyone has arthritis in their jaw joints? ... (3 replies)
... Pretty much everyone grinds their teeth at night, it's hard not to. Like the others said, go and see your dentist, they should be able to help you. ... (4 replies)
... was wrong. I probably also misunderstood where I mentioned C1 and C2, so that might have not been exactly what my doctor told me. My symptoms greatly match those of something like TMJ, so I might even need to get my jaw looked at. I do clench and grind my teeth at times. ... (16 replies)
... I'm 41 and have had severe unrelenting juvenile arthritis since I was a baby. I have it jaw to toes, including the tiny joints in my voice box! ... (2 replies)
... I'm 41 F. When I was 30 I started getting discoloration in a couple toes, had biopsy done, nothing showed up. Where they did the biopsy, it would not heal, then got Mersa infection, it took 4yrs. ... (0 replies)
... It could be a more specific type of arthritis. I have anklyosing spondylitis and TMJ is one of the symptoms. See your doctor and ask him for testing for a more specific diagnosis. ... (3 replies)
... I am newly diagnosed with Arthritis in my jaw joint. So what kinds of weather make arthritis flare up so I can kind of know what to expect and how to deal with it? ... (6 replies)
... I am 49 years old and I was diagnosed with PA approximately 4 years ago. I had no previous signs of psoriasis and started with aches and pains after a bout of Hooping Cough. Within a few months the pains began to become rather overwhelming and my doctor started me on courses of steroids. ... (9 replies)
... What type of arthritis do you have? ... (13 replies)
... My first episode of RA occurred in the middle of the night when I tried to pull up the covers in my sleep and could not grip the covers and could not raise my arms. All my joints were swollen including my jaw joint! ... (39 replies)
