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Jaw keeps clicking and locking when i try to open wide. what could this be?
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Could be TMJ: Might be temporal mandibular joint dysfunction, TMJ for short. You'd do best to see a dentist. Aleve (naproxen) might help in the short run. Try not open so wide as the clicks are doing some damage.
Answered 3/15/2015
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