Nothing ruins your day quite like a toothache. It puts all your other plans on hold as a terrible pain shoots through your mouth. What is the cause of your horrible dental pain? When are antibiotics required? Let’s take a closer look at the connections between toothaches and antibiotics.

Do you have trouble opening and closing your mouth all the way? Does your jaw make a clicking sound when you move it? Do you experience a dull ache or a sharp pain in your jaw sometimes? If so, you may have temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, disorder. Your TMJ is the joint that connects your jaw with the rest of your skull, and since it’s a complex joint, problems can arise easily. Can Botox be used to treat TMJ pain? Continue reading to find out.