An effusion in the jaw can cause lockjaw. You recognize diminished mouth opening. Patients with a lockjaw are often very worried although the actual disease is mainly harmless. You can sprain your ankle while hiking. A long mouth opening may lead to a pain in the jaw and thus an effusion in the jaw joint. Thus a long dental session or a heavy gum chewing may lead to jaw joint pains the following day. Usually cooling is sufficient as well as a slight painkiller. The symptoms are gone within a few days. If the pain when opening the mouth is still there please see a dentist!

Produced: 01/2011