 [ Symptoms ] jaw pain i know i grind my teeth at night and wake up with a stiff jaw but usually that goes away after a bit however every now and then i get severe pain in my right jawtempleear and it is extremely painful my automatic reaction is to try and rub the pain away is this something i should be concerned with  i know i have a bit of an overbite and i know with jaw deformities tmj is usually pretty common i am just curious if i should do something about it [ Disease ] my unprofessional advice yes just to check it out if nothing else you have to be careful with anything so near the brain my brother ignored his pain and by the time he finally did something his jaw pain had turned into an abscess that moved into his face head eyes he very nearly died