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Saturday, October, 11, 2008

Question
Tanya
06/18/08
Tanya
Category:jaw pain

I woke up with my jaw being very sore and hard to open and clench down on my teeth. What could this

3 4 nights ago I woke up with a pain in the side of my left upper jaw near my temple . Almost like someone hit me in the side of my face and dislodged my jaw. It is hard to shut my mouth all the way or chew without hurting there. What could this be?

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wesselj
Friday, October 10, 2008

Thank you for your question, Tanya. Please try out our symptom checker to see what your symptoms might mean.

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