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Overview. 1  A slipped disc in your jaw can cause painful temporomandibular joint (TMJ)-related problems, including a âpoppingâ noise that originates inside the jaw joint. 2  Friction is a massage exercise. 3  The jaw stretching exercise may relieve tension in tight jaw muscles forced out of position.
If the teeth or jaws do not align this is called malocclusion, and this can lead to a number of dental problems. Many times if your bite is off it can cause more pain and destruction than the more commonly recognized problems of tooth decay or gum disease. For patients with a bite discrepancy, it is important to stabilize the jaw and bite before starting any definitive treatment on the teeth (fillings or crowns).