Has anybody experience discomfort in the lower jaw or chin area after a dental procedure?

Question

I recently went to the dentist I got rid of some cavities and got a very small tooth reconstruction. It has been about 4 days now and 2 days ago I began to feel discomfort and maybe just a little bit of pain in my lower jaw. All of the work I had done was done in my upper teeth so that's kinda weird. anyhow... I was at the dentist office for 2 hours with my mouth wide open the whole time. is this normal and how soon will this go away? it's really annoying and uncomfortable.

Answer 1

Every time!

Either the discomfort wasn't there at first and an infection may have set in or as I suspect you are just being a bit more confident trying to use your jaw and took a few days to notice it.

If it starts to throb and get worse it may be infected so go back and tell your dentist.

Answer 2

I have never had this sort of problem before. But like you mentioned, it's probalby because you opened your mouth for 2 hours. It should go away in a few days, but if it doens't, you should check the dentist again.

Answer 3

thats ahppened to me before but i thik it was jsut from my mouth being open for so long and then making my jaw tense after wards because i was scared to touch what the dentist did that it would hurt?

Answer 4

I have had my jaw ache up to two weeks after a longer procedure. I would suggest if it does get worse or not better after a week or so you can call the dentist and ask.