Hello,
In March I had a filling (I actually had 9 fillings and a root canal) - one of the fillings was done in my bottom molar (next to pre molar) and I was advised by the dentist that the filling might not be enough and to keep an eye on it as it may need root canal. I then had quite bad pain in this tooth during lockdown. So I presume it does, indeed, need root canal. Was prescribed antibiotics by dentist. Pain has mostly stopped in this tooth since taking the antibiotics. It occasionally niggles but isn't too painful and very infrequent.
I also clench my teeth. Day and night. Worse at night. I was waking up in such bad pain because of this recently that I ordered a mouth guard. I still clench but it's certainly helped and I have a lot less pain.
My bite also isn't quite right. Not sure why, whether it's due to all the dental work I had in March, maybe a filling isn't quite sitting right or perhaps it's because of the clenching.
Now, my issue is that I'm getting pain underneath my chin and lower jaw. I can't feel anything to touch. But it's irritating and can be painful. Again, it's infrequent and not constant. It happens maybe 5-6 times a day, for usually only a few minutes at a time but can sometimes be a bit longer.
I want to assume that this is due to my unresolved dental issues listed above, so the root canal that is needed, the teeth clenching and the bite problem. But is it possible to have this pain under my jaw and chin without actually having any tooth pain? (as I said, the tooth pain pretty much went away after taking the antibiotics) but this pain under the jaw/chin has lingered.
I had a health scare recently too and I have health anxiety, so can't help worrying.