arthritis of the jaw

poppsical23
poppsical23 Member Posts: 4
edited 13. Jan 2010, 11:51 in Living with Arthritis archive
Is there anyone suffering from arthritis of the jaw? Does it calm down and flare up in intervals? Mine just came out of the blue and so far has lasted 6 months. I am to go back to the consultant in 2 months time to have another valuation.

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Poppsical
    There ARE people on here who have this - not me, but hopefully some of them will be along soon to advise you :)
    Can I say a very warm Chrsitmassy welcome from me :)
    Toni x
  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi poppsical what are the symptoms you have with it?, I ask as my right jaw has been giving me problems for a fewmonths now and still doesn't work right, keeps crackling and hurting when I open my mouth to eat yawn etc,it feels generally odd.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Guys
    Bumped up an old one for you to look at - hope it helps
    Toni x
  • madness1985
    madness1985 Member Posts: 293
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    My jaw often gets really stiff and i find it really difficult to open my mouth to eat. My rhmer nurse said it is stiff but they will keep an eye on it .. so it might be be RA but im not sure

    x
  • salamander
    salamander Member Posts: 1,906
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi poppsical, I've had a pain in my jaw, the dentist made some kind of plastic mould thing but haven't used as the pain went when I upped my steroids. have you got symptoms anywhere else?
  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Pops
    I have RA and yes i have it in the jaw i know how painful it gets and it can be quite painful to chew or eat at times. It seems to spread to my ear at times and my gums. but it does ease up from time to time. I also have it in my throat and waite for it, yes in my voice box LOL i keep on loosing my voice or it changes its tone and i dont sound like me
    take care i hope it eases for you soon
    Colin
  • tjenny54321
    tjenny54321 Member Posts: 64
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I had pain in my jaw quite a few years ago and went to Doc who asked if I'd been chewing gum or toffees, I had so she said the arthritis must be in my jaw. So the solution was to not eat these. However I now get a sore jaw without sometimes without doing a lot of chewing.
    I spoke to G.P who asked have I spoke to dentist, so I spoke to dentist who asked if I had spoke to doctor so then I spoke to Consultant who asked who diagnosed arthritis in my jaw. ???????
  • page35
    page35 Member Posts: 1,081
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi
    i have jaw ache and sometimes it is worse than other times, i too have had it for about 6 months, i dont eat anything chewy, sweets gum, meat etc cos it hurts to much if i do. it mainly hurts when eatting or openning my mouth wide, it is ok when i talk most of the time, when its very painful i take anti- fams and paracetamol which helps but it doesnt really go.
    i am hoping it will go one day, i had a painful shouder for about 8months and now its alot better (although not quite normal) so have some hope for jaw.
    i have early RA.
    still i can still stuck chocolate :lol:
    hope it carms down for you. x
  • jenzie06
    jenzie06 Member Posts: 708
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hiya
    I've been having a particularly painful flare up for the past couple of days, for some reason it is also effecting my jaw which it hasn't done for years. I'm having real trouble eating and speaking. It hurts even when I'm not moving it and its really painful! Its either RA or tetanus!!

    Just wondered what people managed to eat when they can't get their mouth open very wide or chew? It didn't half spoil my roast dinner, I had to suck most of it!

    I hope it settles down in a few days, don't fancy eating my Christmas dinner through a straw, especially as we're staying with my in laws who don't really understand the RA thing anyway (get the general impression that they think I'm swinging the lead). To compound matters I can't take any other pain killer other than paracetamol due to pregnancy.

    Anyone got any advice??!!
  • page35
    page35 Member Posts: 1,081
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hI JENSIE
    i normally eat soup, chocolate, chopped up pasta, mash, veg mashed up stuff like that.
    i find paracetamol does help abit.
    hope it dies down for you.
  • jennyanydots
    jennyanydots Member Posts: 49
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    poppsical23 wrote:
    Is there anyone suffering from arthritis of the jaw? Does it calm down and flare up in intervals? Mine just came out of the blue and so far has lasted 6 months. I am to go back to the consultant in 2 months time to have another valuation.

    Hi poppsicle .. I am new to the forum I have been looking back over posts to see if I have anything in common ...

    I have had this, still got it really, but I forget I have it .. a few years back I had been grinding my teeth the dentist had a gum shield made for me because I was getting terrible headaches not being relieved by painkillers ... I had x-rays done at the hospital and the dentist said it was arthritis I think its call mandibular something cant remember, the condition does have a name … xray showed the sheaths are wearing away ...

    I had to go on a soft diet for months .. until you become accustomed to it and then I had forgot about it because I do not chew stuff now (meats gum toffees etc )... it is still there and could be triggered by the wrong chewing methods ..... I hop you are better .... jenny x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Jenny
    Welcome from me :)
    This is torally bizarre I was the first person to reply to this and said I hadn't got it! Well beleive it or not about a week later I got @tooth ache' which spread to my ear/jaw and i was in a lot of pain - you know the wakes you up sort!
    Then a week last sunday as i\ cleaned my teeth there was a sort of pop and AGONY jaw stuck shut after that.
    Went to dentist on tmonday this week and he has threatened me with a gum sheild to!!!
    That will teach me not to be smug :oops: :oops:
    Hope everyone with bad jaws is ok at the mo :)
    Love
    Toni xx
  • denpen
    denpen Member Posts: 389
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    HI
    I have it in my Jaw it comes and goes the first time I noticed it was when I couldnt open my mouth properly (some would say that is a blessing) my dentist said it was probably arthur because I have it everywhere else, then I had a bad earache I went to the gp who said it was arthur in my jaw.
    Denise
  • jennyanydots
    jennyanydots Member Posts: 49
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Hi Jenny
    Welcome from me :)
    This is torally bizarre I was the first person to reply to this and said I hadn't got it! Well beleive it or not about a week later I got @tooth ache' which spread to my ear/jaw and i was in a lot of pain - you know the wakes you up sort!
    Then a week last sunday as i\ cleaned my teeth there was a sort of pop and AGONY jaw stuck shut after that.
    Went to dentist on tmonday this week and he has threatened me with a gum sheild to!!!
    That will teach me not to be smug :oops: :oops:
    Hope everyone with bad jaws is ok at the mo :)
    Love
    Toni xx

    Hi Toni ... I still get the crunching sound the same ones as we do with you knees … and other joints .. if I open and close my mouth you can hear it crunching ... so it does not go away, just deal with it better, so be careful not to much chewing … it does have a proper name I cant remember what they called it .. but the gum sheild did help, so try it if offered .
    jenny

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