Nightguards and Mouthguards
Takes the load off the joint while you sleep.
About nightguardsThat achy jaw
Why does my jaw hurt?
Most jaw pain traces back to the joint and the muscles that move it: clenching and grinding overwork them, stress keeps them tight, and bite problems make them compensate. Sometimes a tooth is the real source. The pattern of your pain points to the cause, so let's read it together.
Joint, muscle, or tooth?
Morning jaw tightness with headaches points to night grinding. Clicking or popping when you open wide involves the joint itself, called the TMJ, and it's common and often manageable. Pain that flares when you chew tough food is usually muscular. And a deep ache in one spot, especially with tooth sensitivity, can be a tooth problem disguised as jaw pain.
Care starts conservative and honest: a custom nightguard to take the load off the joint, habit and posture coaching, soft-diet stretches during flares, and treating any tooth-level cause. Persistent joint dysfunction may call for a specialist, and if yours does, we'll tell you so and point you in the right direction.
Where you stand
How fast should you call?
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Jaw pain plus a tooth that hurts, swelling, fever, or pain that keeps getting worse. If a tooth is behind it, we want to find it quickly.
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Clicking with pain, morning tightness with headaches, or an ache that keeps coming back. An exam sorts out joint, muscle, and tooth causes.
Emergency room first
Jaw pain after trauma with a possible fracture, a jaw that locks open or closed, or jaw pain with chest pressure or arm symptoms. These need medical evaluation immediately.
Costs, explained plainly.
The exam that sorts out jaw pain is straightforward and priced plainly, and treatment is typically conservative: a nightguard, targeted dental repair, or guided home care. Anything beyond that comes with a written estimate and a clear explanation first. See payment options.
Questions we hear a lot.
Is jaw clicking serious?
Clicking on its own, without pain or locking, is common and often needs no treatment. Clicking with pain, or a jaw that catches or locks, is worth an evaluation.
Can a bad tooth cause jaw pain?
Yes. An infection or a cracked tooth can radiate along the jaw, and treating the tooth resolves the pain. That's why an exam beats guessing.
What is TMJ exactly?
TMJ is the temporomandibular joint, the hinge in front of each ear. People use the term for the pain condition, which is properly called TMD. Muscle strain and joint irritation are the common forms.
What helps a flare-up at home?
Soft foods, small bites, a warm compress on the muscles, skipping gum and wide yawns, and over-the-counter anti-inflammatories as directed usually calm a flare within days.
Unclench. Then call.
Request a time online or call the office. Your pain pattern points us to the fix.