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What Causes Pressure In The Lower Right Gum And Pain In The Head?

Posted on Sat, 2 Jul 2016

Question: when i put pressure on the right side of my mouth , on the skin pressuring my right lower gum, i get slight pain in my right side head, just above my ear slightly to the front.
i have no teeth pain,,, though i think condition of my teeth is not so good, i have decay in lot of places, i feel it when i eat icecream,
i have no other medical issues, i feel good
i suffer from IBS and started taking duspatalin retard and normacol for digestion.
i usually dont have any headcahes or any weird feelings, i just noticed then when i touch the spot on the right lower side of the mouth pressring the lower gum, pain rediates on the right side of head above ear, slight dull pain, like nerve pain. also sometimes when i open my jaw i get this pain bu more rarely

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can be related to jaw joint..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain pain above the ear slightly in front that radiates to right side of head and also having pain at times on opening the mouth can be probably due to problems related to jaw joint..

It can cause pain in jaw joint area that is infront of the ear and can radiate to the side of head that is the temple region..
It is not appearing to be due to nerve related problem..

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician or an Oral Pathologist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like Panoromic
x-ray also known as Orthopantomogram or OPG..
It will help in ruling out the exact cause of the pain and treat you accordingly..

-As of now you can take anti -inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and muscle relaxant like Tizanidine..
-Take soft diet..
-Avoid excessive mouth opening while yawning or laughing.
-Avoid stress as it can cause a tendency to clench the teeth that can further cause jaw pain..
-Avoid chewing chewing gums in case if you chew it frequently.

Any further queries are welcome..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (1 hour later)

yes but i need to know what might cuase such pain,,,eeven sometime if i just touch the skin in that exact spot its can rediate to the right head,,,also rediates to head if i open my jaw
what are the possible causes,,am scared of brain issues

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Causes explained below, no brain issues..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

Aa per your query such type of pain can occur due to causes like wearing off of the soft cushion like disc known as Articular disc that is present between the two bony ends of jaw joint..
Other cause can be Arthritic changes in the jaw joint..
Habits like teeth grinding, teeth clenching habit..

It is most probably a Bony issue and not at all brain issue..

So consulting an Oral Physician and getting proper evaluation done will help in diagnosis and treatment can be planned accordingly..

Hope this information helps..

Regards..

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina