Hi ssanzari,
If your symptoms become worse or do not change for the better by the end of this week, then see him again.
In the meantime, to help relax your jaw muscle... only eat soft nutritious foods. Nothing chewy or sticky and nothing that requires you to open your mouth too widely. You can apply warm moist compresses to the side of your face covering from your jaw line to just above your ear. Moist heat is soothing, muscle relaxing and brings blood flowing freely to the area. Doing these things for the next few weeks can help the muscle to calm down.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by ssanzari
Hi Bryanna, thank you for your response! I had an oral surgeon remove the tooth, the same one who handled my wisdom teeth.
He didn't check for TMJ when I went back in yesterday to have him look at it. Should I schedule another follow up with him to take a look?
I've been feeling mostly ok today but within the last hour the pain has come back into my jaw and ear.
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