Can inflammation cause feelings of jaw displacement?
Patient: hI,3 DAYS ago i had swelling/inflamation in my ankles,knees,shoulders as well as muscle fatigue and weakness.the symptoms have gotten better but now my jaw feels displaced and it hurts when I swallow.I initially thought it was a food reaction but now? For the record,I had my yearly bloodwork done 2 weeks ago and came back clean. Doctor: Hello,I can understand your concern. As you are having generalized weakness of muscles all over your body, it might be responsible for the jaw displacement feelings or pain while swallowing as muscles responsible for jaw movements and swallowing might be affected by the weakness. If you have been to the physician and have done the investigations, do you what is the cause of these symptoms? In addition, the problems of pain while jaw movements and swallowing must get better with improvement in other areas of the body. If that does not happen, then you should visit a dentist as these symptoms might be a part of some joint or oral cavity related problem which can be diagnosed by examination by the dentist.I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HCM. Let me know if you have follow up questions.Best,Dr. Viraj Shah