Look up trismus - caused by spasm of the muscles of mastication, i.e., eating, but otherwise known as lockjaw. I had it caused by dental surgery where the dentist stuck that runner wedge so deep in my jaw (during crown surgery) that it caused the trismus of a muscle towards the front/side of my jaw.
Painful? You bet ... and LONG lasting, took me 6-months to get past it! There is a test for how severe a case, based on how many fingers you can fit in your mouth w/ your hand vertical. I got it to the point where I could barely get 1 finger in and I thought I’d be living on smoothies & pizza for the rest of my life.
For relief, and to increase ROM, apply warm compresses to the area, covering the ENTIRE muscle area, then I had to PRY my jaws open! I had to make rubber pads to go on my finger tips, to protect them, as they were getting bruised & bloody from grasping and forcing my teeth apart. They do make a special $400 medical device to slowly force your jaw open, but my dentist refused to ‘prescribe’ it. Again, DO NOT force your jaw open without warming up the muscles/nerve/facial area! I’ll leave out the legal details in my case and just end up by saying that the dentist at that practice was eventually fired.
If truly a case of trismus, I’d advise a GOOD dental exam, as you may also be mashing or clenching your teeth together whilst sleeping, which will or could add to it. For immediate relief, sleep w/ a sports mouth guard in (clean it before & after!) and use it whilst lifting. If trimus ... I feel for you, it is BAD and so rare, that I never heard of it, nor know of snyone esle who suffered from it.
Last edited by Lefty223; 06-04-20 at 21:38.
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