I have had jaw pain for years and finally had to see a doctor for it. told it was Temporomandibular joint disorder, also known as simply 'TMJ'. Ironically I was on vacation in California when the pain was so severe I literally had to search for a San Diego TMJ Treatment dentist because yea, it was that bad. We were going to be in the area for 2 weeks and there was NO way I could have waited to get home to see someone.

TMJ is the acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, which connects the mandible to the skull. Basically, your jaw hurts like hell. The dentist I saw in San Diego was kick ass and if I lived there I can tell you that I would go to him on a regular basis.

I am still trying to manage this TMJ and I am hoping to find a dentist here in PA that is just as excellent as the one I has in Cali.