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What Can Cause Stiffness And Shifting Of Jaw?

I was giving oral sex and during it my jaw somehow shifted. I could not talk, when I got up and looked in the mirror it look as if I was a disabled person, my jaw pushed to the left and not able to speak clearly. Thank goodness it somehow fell back I place in a few minutes but it was terrifying. I have clicks in my jaw however I have never had something like this happen during oral sex. The male was holding my hair with one hand and my jaw with the other. Could he have somehow pulled the jaw out of the joint when it was open or it locked! Please help. Very scary.
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

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

As per your complain it seems that you had a dislodged condyle [the portion of the jaw that makes a joint with the underside of skull] due to excessive opening of the mouth along with jerky movements leading to dislocation of the jaw and as only one side of jaw must have dislodged so you had deviation of jaw, and many a times the dislocated jaw rebounds back to its anatomical position either itself or manually placed by a dentist..
Clicking sound may however be due to some abnormality with the articular disk that is a soft cushion present between the two bony portions of the joint and it may have displaced from its place or may be ruptured leading to clicking..
You should take care as in case if you open the mouth too wide again the jaw can displace again..
I would suggest you to consult an ORAL PHYSICIAN and get evaluated and get an ORTHOPANTOMOGRAM [OPG] done to rule out the abnormality and get treated accordingly..
You can do warm compresses over the joint..
Take a combination of muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and painkiller like Ibuprofen..
Take soft diet and avoid opening mouth too wide..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Can Cause Stiffness And Shifting Of Jaw?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.... As per your complain it seems that you had a dislodged condyle [the portion of the jaw that makes a joint with the underside of skull] due to excessive opening of the mouth along with jerky movements leading to dislocation of the jaw and as only one side of jaw must have dislodged so you had deviation of jaw, and many a times the dislocated jaw rebounds back to its anatomical position either itself or manually placed by a dentist.. Clicking sound may however be due to some abnormality with the articular disk that is a soft cushion present between the two bony portions of the joint and it may have displaced from its place or may be ruptured leading to clicking.. You should take care as in case if you open the mouth too wide again the jaw can displace again.. I would suggest you to consult an ORAL PHYSICIAN and get evaluated and get an ORTHOPANTOMOGRAM [OPG] done to rule out the abnormality and get treated accordingly.. You can do warm compresses over the joint.. Take a combination of muscle relaxant like Chlorzoxasone and painkiller like Ibuprofen.. Take soft diet and avoid opening mouth too wide.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..