The tightness that you get on the right side of your jaw may be indicative of an imbalance in your bite that has never been adequately corrected. If the jaw muscle on that side is overused, it will spasm from time to time causing that tight feeling. Sometimes the skeletal structure between the head and neck is misaligned for whatever reason and the bite will shift to accomodate this misalignment. It is not uncommon for a person to have TMJ problems and a bruxism habit due to a skeletal problem that has not been diagnosed.
I have no idea if any of that is relative to your particular situation or not. I just know that most of the time in patients with bruxsim habits, there is some form of correlation between the skeletal makeup and the alignment of the jaw.
If you are getting relief from you nightguard than that is a good sign that it's helping at least to some extent. If you are not getting any relief, then it may behoove you to have the nightguard adjusted.
Have a nice holiday!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Brokenfriend
I've noticed it for a long time,like about 20 years,that there is a tightness in the right side of my jaw. I never knew what it was,or if there was a name for it. It seems to get more stiff when I'm more tense. Is there a name for it? I've seen a few people write abbreviations as to what it might be. BF  |