Hi, i recently had a deep dental cleaning and cannot open my mouth more than an inch. painful and it s like it s locked and i cannot eat food either. only liquids. doctor had to give me high doses of shots b/c novacain doesn t take effect. Dentist perscribed me an anti biotic and predisone and said I got acid in my muscle tissues in my mouth which apparently isn t uncommon. he said it could takes weeks before i can open my mouth. i ve never heard of anything like this before. any suggestions? YYYY@YYYY Thank you!
Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query. The limited or difficulty in mouth opening can be because of the trauma to the muscles while injecting local anesthesia or repeated injections, or it can be a disc displacement in the jaw joint that occurs if you had kept your mouth opened for long time during cleaning. Nothing to be panic, you can take analgesics like ibuprofen and muscle relaxants like chlorzoxazone. Give hot fomentation over the joint and muscles. I hope my answer will help you. Take care