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Can Rifle Recoil Cause TMJ?
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<blockquote data-quote="lewwetzel" data-source="post: 1084752" data-attributes="member: 21496"><p>Been bothered by a sore jaw the last few days. Now it's the weekend and no docs or dentists open. </p><p>Racking my brain trying to trace a possible reason and can come up with two: 1. Mon. PM, chewed on a very tough overcooked sirloin at a greasy spoon. 2. Tue., I tried about 25 fairly hot loads in my .243. Certainly not a bone-crushing caliber and not a lot of rounds, but I did do one thing differently by using one of those one-piece red plastic rests instead of my usual Caldwell front with a rear bag, in a somewhat-failed attempt to limit movement of the rifle from recoil. By Tuesday evening I noticed a soreness at the rear of my jaw, with a noticeable "hitch" in movement. Thought at first in was a damned abcessed tooth forming, but the symptoms aren't quite the same (no swelling or fever - yet). In no way a debilitating situation - more annoying than anything, at least at this point.</p><p>With no dental insurance and one who hates dentists' offices, I was kind of hoping it might be a displaced jaw if it would turn out to be either of those. But, after remembering the obvious misery my retired cop brother went/goes through with his occupation-induced TMJ and associated tinnitus, a root canal might preferable in comparison.</p><p>Guess I'm thinking the sharp blow to the cheek from even a medium-recoiling rifle could possibly jar a person's jaw out of joint. And, could a stock with a cheek piece make the impact worse or lessen it? Or am I grasping at straws?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lewwetzel, post: 1084752, member: 21496"] Been bothered by a sore jaw the last few days. Now it's the weekend and no docs or dentists open. Racking my brain trying to trace a possible reason and can come up with two: 1. Mon. PM, chewed on a very tough overcooked sirloin at a greasy spoon. 2. Tue., I tried about 25 fairly hot loads in my .243. Certainly not a bone-crushing caliber and not a lot of rounds, but I did do one thing differently by using one of those one-piece red plastic rests instead of my usual Caldwell front with a rear bag, in a somewhat-failed attempt to limit movement of the rifle from recoil. By Tuesday evening I noticed a soreness at the rear of my jaw, with a noticeable "hitch" in movement. Thought at first in was a damned abcessed tooth forming, but the symptoms aren't quite the same (no swelling or fever - yet). In no way a debilitating situation - more annoying than anything, at least at this point. With no dental insurance and one who hates dentists' offices, I was kind of hoping it might be a displaced jaw if it would turn out to be either of those. But, after remembering the obvious misery my retired cop brother went/goes through with his occupation-induced TMJ and associated tinnitus, a root canal might preferable in comparison. Guess I'm thinking the sharp blow to the cheek from even a medium-recoiling rifle could possibly jar a person's jaw out of joint. And, could a stock with a cheek piece make the impact worse or lessen it? Or am I grasping at straws? [/QUOTE]
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