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I have jaw pain. the pain got aggravated by (accaccidentally) opening my mouth too wide. can opening my mouth too wide cause my jaw to be dislocated?
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Yes it can: The temporal mandibular joint is a complex hinged joint. Since it allows you open the mouth by lowering the mandible (lower jaw) it can dislocate or cause spasm to floor,of the moth muscles by hyper opening. This may be able to be replaced via manipulation.,see a dentist for evaluation, although is learned it in PMR residency
Answered 9/11/2018
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Many causes- TMJ/TMD: Opening too wide, as in singing, shouting, yawning, trauma- whiplash-etc. may aggravate an existing TMJ/TMD issue that is not fully manifested or it may actually initiate the issue. So yes, there are other causes, but opening too wide can be a large factor.
Answered 8/9/2016
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