What medicine should people with temporomandibular joint use? (2024)

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Question
Hello doctor,
Currently, I have a dislocated temporomandibular joint. So the doctor let me ask people with TMJ dislocation what medicine should be used to relieve pain during the epidemic season when there is no clinic? I thank you doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist II Nguyen Khanh Nam - General Surgery Department, Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “What medicine should people with TMJ dislocation take? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Temporomandibular joint dislocation is an imbalance in the joint between the skull and the lower jaw. The temporomandibular joint plays an important role in the functioning of the masticatory system.
Symptoms of temporomandibular joint dislocation usually appear after an excessive opening of the mouth that causes the jaw to be crooked to one side (one side dislocation) or the lower jaw to drop forward (both sides), the mouth is open. can be closed and accompanied by other symptoms such as:
Salivation. Difficulty chewing, swallowing, joint pain, headache. If the dislocation of the temporomandibular joint on one side will have the following manifestations: The chin is deviated to the healthy side; the right cheek will be sunken while the dislocated cheek will be flattened; small open mouth; palpation of the condyle on the dislocated side shows a slight convexity under the skin. If the temporomandibular joint is dislocated on both sides, there will be the following manifestations: The chin is protruding forward, the cheeks are sunken on both sides, the mouth is open wide, when the department will see the condyle lying in front of the ear cap,... You are dislocated. If you have a temporomandibular joint, you should go to Vinmec Hospital's Odonto-Stomatology clinic for examination, consultation and treatment, not self-treatment at home.
If you still have questions about temporomandibular joint dislocation, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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