Everyone faces some type of facial pain at time or another. Facial pain can be anything from a tooth ache, a sinus infection, a facial injury, TMJ or Trigeminal neuralgia. The first group the tooth ache, the sinus infection, injury and TMJ are all common facial ailments. They can be treated with either antibiotics or an over the counter medications. Trigeminal Neuralgia or TN is a facial ailment that can be described as a shooting pain in the face.
Myofasical pain syndrome or MPS for short is the pain that occurs in
the body’s soft tissues. The pain is described as chronic and it can
affect the fascia, which is the connective tissue that covers the
muscles in the body. The pain that arises from Mysofascial pain
syndrome can either be found in one single muscle or it can be found in
a group.
TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint Disorder. This affects the joints in
front of the ears that are hinges for your jaw. If one of these hinges
becomes infected then the jaw becomes swollen and it is extremely
painful. TMJ is caused by the tightness of the jaw muscles; you can get
TMJ from grinding your teeth as well. Anything that causes stress to
the jaw may result in TMJ. You may have trouble biting and trouble
chewing because of the TMJ.
Facial - Myofascial - TMJ Pains
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