Can You Get Arthritis In The Jaw?
I was just wondering if anyone else gets pain in their jaw? I remember many years ago a doctor telling me he had never heard of arthritis in the jaw. But so much has happen in the medical world for us with psoriatic arthritis in the last few decades.
Has anyone been told they have arthritis in the jaw? Diane (Team Member)
I think the temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) gets inflammation from PsA (enthesitis). It's the strongest muscle by weight in the body, so it can be very painful. (I had it many years ago) I started to look like a pit bull from the inflamed jaw muscle. The doctor said I caused it by mashing my teeth too much! Lol. Apparently it is fairly common to get enthesitis in the TMJ with RA and PsA. Hope this helps.
, oh my goodness!! I will look into this. Thanks for sharing. I hope you are doing well. Diane (Team Member) 
I am doing well.
I have it on occasion. My jaw locked up briefly once. It causes me to have a headache sometimes as well. I hope you can find relief.
oh my goodness that sounds incredibly painful, and perhaps even scary, for the jaw to lock up. Were you able to do anything for some relief? -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) , That sounds scary to me. Did you have to get any kind of treatment for that? Thanks for sharing. Diane (Team Member)
Hi Diane, I have read that you can. I just find I'm grinding my teeth. You should ask your rheumatologist. Also I go to the Arthritis Society, they are great they help me understand the pain they give me exercises to do. I talk to a psychologist, she helps with me coping with life changes I find I'm in now. I was a go go girl, now I have to take my time. It is hard for me to do.
, thank you so much for chiming in. We go through so much with this illness. I just had a appointment with my rheumatologist last week. He wants me to see a dentist first. I tried to do physical therapy, but it had me in tears. I did see a psychologist in my teenage years, and it was very helpful. What type of exercises do you do? Thanks for sharing. We are all in this together. Diane (Team Member)
