I had a crown put on a rear tooth six days ago, and had my mouth stretched open with a block, and several injections.  Now, I have severe tmj pain, and cant open my mouth wide enough to eat solid food.  Its very manful.  Hot packs, ibuprofen, Tylenol 3 and muscle relaxants are not providing relief.  Im not sleeping well.
Hello, thank you for consulting with Chat Doctor. Actually when this kind of TMJ pain arises you have to take precautions medications and exercises. You give hot packs to TMJ area and then apply diclofenac gel to the area at least 3 times daily. Take muscle relaxants plus combination of aceclo-para-serratio thrice daily with an antacid, SD it will create acidity. Avoid hard food and wide opening for some time more. Even go for mouth opening and closing exercises once a day for 15 min. Hope it will help you