Jaw pain

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Differential diagnosis

Organ system based

Cardiovascular	Angina pectoris, MI, Temporal arteritis
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	no underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Bisphosphonates
Ear Nose Throat	Otitis media , Parotitis, Lymphadenitis
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	Caffey's disease
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Acute post-extraction osteitis
Infectious Disease	Cervical adenitis, Dental abscess, Herpes zoster, Ludwig's angina, Nose infections, Osteomyelitis, Quinsy, Sinus infections, Sinusitis, Suppurative parotitis, Tetanus
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes