You rely on your jaw to eat, speak, smile and laugh, so it's only natural that it feels sore from time to time. But if that ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - January 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.

Dealing with any tension in the body is a real pain. But a tight, sore jaw can be mind-numbingly painful at worst and annoying at best. Learning how to relax your jaw can protect you from a host of ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a dentist reveals how in less than a minute, you can relax your jaw muscles with this ...

What Is a TMJ Headache? You have a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) on either side of your face that connects your jaw to your skull. It helps with important functions, such as opening your mouth to talk ...

You wake up with that familiar throbbing in your head. The pain wraps around your temples like a too-tight headband, light becomes your enemy, and you know the day ahead just became a battle for ...

A woman who believed her persistent earache and jaw pain were due to an infection was later diagnosed with an aggressive, fast-spreading cancer known to erode facial tissues. Doctors warn that such ...

The tiny needle that has transformed millions of faces worldwide is now offering hope to people suffering from a completely different kind of pain. While Botox has long been celebrated for its ability ...

Masseter Botox is a nonsurgical procedure that involves an injection to the edge of your jaw, or masseter. This large, rectangle-shaped muscle is responsible for chewing (mastication), biting, and ...

At a recent teeth cleaning appointment, I mentioned experiencing pain in my jaw—an annoying cracking or popping sensation—from clenching and teeth grinding. “Do you want us to inject Botox into your ...