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Suggest Treatment For Stiff Neck And Sore Muscle In Mouth Area After Dental Work

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Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015
Question: My husband had dental work with a couple injections over a week ago. His neck is stiff/sore and the muscle associated with the area of mouth worked on is stiff/ sore. He leaves on business tomorrow. Hasn't had a recent tetanus shot. Cause for concern?
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Answered by Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S (28 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
muscle injry, TMJ disorder, Diclofenac, Chlorzoxazone

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
As far as the stiffness and soreness over the muscles following injection is concerned, it is because of the injury to the muscle fibers while injecting the solution. The other possible cause can be because of temporomandibular joint disorder. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. Mean while you can take an analgesic like diclofenac and a muscle relaxant like chlorzoxazone(if you are not allergic). You can also give hot fomentation over the muscles. It cannot be tetanus, because it occurs within few days after injection contaminated with clostridium tetani.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
If any queries are there, reply me back.


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Suggest Treatment For Stiff Neck And Sore Muscle In Mouth Area After Dental Work

Brief Answer: muscle injry, TMJ disorder, Diclofenac, Chlorzoxazone Detailed Answer: Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. As far as the stiffness and soreness over the muscles following injection is concerned, it is because of the injury to the muscle fibers while injecting the solution. The other possible cause can be because of temporomandibular joint disorder. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. Mean while you can take an analgesic like diclofenac and a muscle relaxant like chlorzoxazone(if you are not allergic). You can also give hot fomentation over the muscles. It cannot be tetanus, because it occurs within few days after injection contaminated with clostridium tetani. I hope my answer will help you, take care. If any queries are there, reply me back.