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TMJ pain when I laugh?
I think I have TMJ.I have been under a huge amount of stress and was clenching my teeth really bad a t night.I have been working on not doing this,and my teeth are not hurting as bad,but now I have a strange shooting pain in my upper jaw,above my fifth and sixth teeth on the top right when I laugh? Could this be the TMJ as well? I have the other symptoms of TMJ,the cracking noises,pain when I chew gum(so I stopped) grinding at night,tinnitus.But this pain when I laugh freaks me out.Has anyone else had this?
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- tooth975Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The ONLY symptom you need to have to be diagnosed with a TMJ disorder is clicking or popping of the jaws. Since you mentioned you have jaw noises then you do indeed have TMJ. FYI, stress and clenching do not cause TMJ but only aggravates it (just like chewing gum). TMJ disorders will eventually give rise to musculoskeletal disorders; this will be in the form of trigger points that develop when muscles become spastic (myospasm). The pain you have when you laugh is likely due to irritation of the trigger points and/or muscles that are in spasm and this will cause pain. So what you are experiencing is consistent with your condition.
Source(s): functional orthodontist; treated TMJ since 1983 - Anonymous5 years ago
Get a mouth guard from your dentist to wear at night! It helps soooo much!
