How many of you suffer from jaw pain, I've had it know for above a week, my initial reaction was to go to the dentist who said that there was nothing wrong with my teeth!! Now my whole mouth hurts, both sides and it definitely seems to be coming from my temporomandibular joint, its very sore to the touch. Is this due to my RA??Ra can definitely cause TMJ issues. Do you clench or grind your teeth? If so, you might want to look into getting a bite guard made. Mine has made a huge difference, I wear it to bed every night and sometimes even during the day if my jaw is really bothering me.
My jaw acts up from time to time, usually in conjunction with flare activity in the rest of my body. It really sucks... it is difficult even to chew a piece of bread when it is acting up!
I've had flares in my jaws too. It's right at the joint where the top and bottom jaw meet. I think that's the TMJ, right? My TMJ became involved while I had palindromic arthritis. It lasted about a month and then disappeared. I have been very fortunate that my TMJ has not been affected since I was diagnosed with RA. Very very painful.hi may i have ra in the jaw many years..
hospital said if i can eat ok and i can live whith it
they would leave me alone ...otherwise surgeon would
put a cammera into the jaw to have a look and allso
flush out any loose fragments of bone so far i have avoided
this ...
Boney
I saw the dentist today. My dentest said your jaw joint is a joint like any other joint and can definately get RA in jaw. He agrees that i have that problem. Also Sjorgrens can make your saliva glands swell. I noticed at the oral surgens several weeks ago that my exray had white all along the right side of gum line to the teeth in the front of my mouth. Reminded me of an old MRI of my back. As arthritis shows up white on exray.