{"id":169,"date":"2022-07-26T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crsmile.com\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:59:14","slug":"the-link-between-chewing-gum-and-your-chronic-jaw-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crsmile.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/the-link-between-chewing-gum-and-your-chronic-jaw-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Link Between Chewing Gum and Your Chronic Jaw Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"woman<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

If you can always be found with a pack of chewing gum in your pocket or purse, or if the thought of breaking through the midday slump without popping a stick of double-mint fresh in your mouth, then you may have a chewing gum habit. Your breath smells fantastic, but how is your jaw doing? Chronic jaw pain caused by TMJ disorder can be associated with excessive gum chewing. Keep reading to learn more about the connection and where you can find treatment for your discomfort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Chewing Gum Triggers Jaw Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The TMJ, or temporomandibular joint, is a delicate network of nerves, bones, and ligaments that allows you to open and close your mouth. When something goes wrong with its alignment \u2013 either from an injury like a blow to the face, stress from crooked teeth, or from excessive use, chronic jaw pain may develop as a result. This is classified as TMD, or temporomandibular joint dysfunction (commonly referred to as simply TMJ). Because chewing gum repeatedly works your jaw, in excess, it is a common cause of TMD\/TMJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms of TMD\/TMJ include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n