One sided jaw pain

[thefinaltwist]

Woke up this morning with pain in the right jaw joint. It feels almost stiff to close my teeth together. It aches when I bring my teeth together and certain ways I chew. Its actually easier to chew on the sore side. No dental pain at all and no wisdom tooth at that side. It was removed when it hadn't quite come through the gum and it had damaged the tooth next to it so that one was removed aswell. Not eaten anything hard or chewy. Just woke up with it. Any ideas?

How old are you?

Jaw clenching often does that.

Grinding your teeth at night. Buy a protector thing

I've had exactly the same for the past two weeks. Went to the dentist who did a thorough check and X-rays and could find nothing at all wrong. She asked if I was stressed - I am, very. Said I must be clenching or grinding at night. Booked me an appointment to come back in three weeks to be fitted for a mouth guard but told me to cancel if the pain gets better on its own. Ibuprofen is helping in the meantime.

I'm 37

Look up TMJ, I've had this on and off for a year. Pain in my jaw, ear and neck.

Dentist has checked all teeth, and done x rays. I've just got a mouth guard to sleep with and it's taken the edge off the pain, but the jaw still hurts. Next stop specialist referral.

Have you just had a cold? I get this when I'm recovering from a cold. Every time it convinces me something's wrong with my jaw and then it goes away with the end of the cold!!