Out of place

Anyone ever have their jaw seem out of place? Every once in awhile, i'll be chewing on something and my jaw goes weird and the it feels like my jaw comes off it's usual alignment. Very painful. No idea of the cause. My jaw has never been broken so i don't know what could be the reason for this one.

you may have TMJ! i have that and it is painful

the heck is TMJ?

I have it all the time... doctor tells me its from stress

well that sucks

Possibly temporomandibular joint disorder, best to mention it to your oral surgeon or physician, it can be sorted out with a set of jaw exercises. Its quite common and nothing to be worried about, however it can get rather painful at times so is worth consulting an expert.

Roger on that...damn, i hate seeing doctors but if i can avoid that painful thing, it's worth it

anti-inflammatories may help if you have no allergy to them, but do get it checked. My jaw clicks so bad, i couldnt be a porn star.

Hmmm Jaw not working properly. Nice to know.

I still think my dog round house kicked me in his sleep

Or maybe it's that you use it too much and is now starting to fail on you?

What's that, like intermittent lock-jaw?

broad spectrum term, can mean any kind of problem with the joint from locking to clicking and overlapping.

they told me not to chew gum and to take motrin. If it got any worse they could make a splint thing to sleep in at night in case you grind your teeth