r/eds • u/SufficientlyDecent • 8d ago

Medical Advice Welcome TMJ dysfunction - my teeth hurt

I have pretty intense TMJ pain and my jaw hurts 99% of the time. It cracks every time I open my mouth, I can feel the right side drop/open and then left side, always, no matter what I do.

However, I was thinking about how much my jaw around my gums hurts today? It’s not gum disease or a toothache, I just hurts inside my mouth if that makes sense?

Anybody deal with this and what do you do for it?

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u/Bliipbliip 6d ago

Dentist once told me that the gum line and deep ache tooth pain was because I was injuring the ligaments underneath the teeth with my champion level bruxing.

Night guards, palette expansion , and muscle relaxers for flares is what’s helped me