Rheumatism: The Head |
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Rheumatism, both as rheumatoid arthritis and osteo-arthritis can affect the jaw joints. The usual pain is a shooting one going up in front of the ear. A common cause is that the teeth on one side of jar do not match those on the other, or that the top teeth do not match the bottom teeth. When the jaw closes some teeth meet but others are opposite gaps and the force of the muscles therefore pulls the jaw crooked and strains the joint. Have a look; be honest with yourself. Go and see a dentist if your teeth do not match top and bottom, left and right, for he may be able to save you from a lot of discomfort over the years. Otherwise the jaw points are pretty uncomplaining, even in chatterboxes and gluttons! Pains in them go eventually without leaving any ill effects, no matter what you do. Provided your teeth are not at fault it is a matter of tiding yourself over a difficult period with pain relievers and with warmth, usually in the form of a hot water bottle on the joint affected. Rheumatism elsewhere in the head is really part of trouble in the neck, particularly the disorder known as tension headache. |
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