Why pain in jaw joint?

• Maintain the resting position of your jaw.
• Correct your posture.
• Get a good night's sleep.
• Use a hot or cold compress.
• Reduce stress.
• Exercise your jaw.
• Take notice of bad habits.
• Avoid certain activities and foods.

Most jaw pain is due to an abnormality or injury to the joint of your jaw, but there are other possible causes as well. Here are some of the causes of jaw pain:

TMDs are the most common cause of jaw pain, affecting nearly 10 million Americans. TMD is also sometimes known as TMJ. The temporomandibular joints are the hinge joints on each side of your jaw.

Several things can cause TMD jaw pain. It’s also possible to experience TMD due to several causes at the same time. Causes of TMD include:

Damage to the jaw joint or the muscles that control your jaw movement can be caused by several factors, including:

There are also less common causes of jaw pain. These include:

Cluster headaches typically cause pain behind or around one of the eyes, but the pain can radiate to the jaw. Cluster headaches are one of the most painful types of headache.

The sinuses are air-filled cavities located close to the jaw joint. If the sinuses become infected with a germ, such as a virus or bacterium, the result can be an excess of mucus that puts pressure on the jaw joint, causing pain.

Sometimes severe tooth infections known as dental abscesses can cause referred pain that radiates to the jaw.

Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition that’s most commonly caused by nerve compression on the trigeminal nerve that provides sensation to a large portion of the face, including the upper and lower jaws.