dd1 has a pain in her jaw..slightly back from jaw-line.she says if she opens her mouth wide it's ok until she closes it again eg yawning.

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apparently,when she closes her mouth,she gets a pain from one side to the other.anyone any idea what this is?

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this would be the kind of ailment that, when I said to mum as a kid 'it hurts when I do this', she would reply 'well don't do it then'

yes!that's what i said originally! however,she's had it all day and i've got more worried about it as the day's gone on.

anyone heard of anything like this before?

She might have a slightly dislocated jaw.

Mine is like this. Most of the time it is fine but ocasionally it jars slightly at one side and for a couple of days it will bother me. She could try yawning very widely and it might pop back.

Get a GP to check it out. If it is the same as mine, a mouthguard to wear at night might help guide it back into place properly.

Well thankyou,st george.

or dentist - my bottom jaw shifted a bit and it sort of pings sometimes. but she's prob just pulled a muscle.

how old is your DD.... she hasn't got any back teeth coming through has she?

Could be back teeth , I had similar when my wisdom teeth used to play up.

Strangely enough, i'm having major probs with my wisdom teeth at the moment so first thing i thought was that her teeth were playing up.she reckons her teeth are fine though.

she's 8 and a half!