Diagnosis
In case of severe pain in the jaw area, you should make an appointment with a dentist as soon as possible.This is the first point of contact and the physician refers after appraisal and necessity to an orthodontist. The attending dentist will examine the area in the mouth and will then usually arrange for an X-ray to be taken, on which the bone structure and perhaps a possible inflammation can be seen and examined closely. Subsequent treatment steps or referral to another specialist are then initiated to treat the cause of the jaw pain.
In addition to the family dentist with special knowledge of functional diagnostics and analysis, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon is also a suitable contact person in case of pain in the jaw area. This is because the pain can originate from the jawbone as well as from the muscles surrounding it. An ear, nose and throat specialist can also be consulted for jaw pain that may have arisen due to a cold or the like, but the cause is usually in the jaw joint area or caries.
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