Case Report. Relief of persistent jaw pain with the use of osteopathic manipulative medicine

Residual jaw pain is a complication that can occur following removal of a lower third molar. This is the case report of a patient who reported right jaw pain after right lower third molar surgery. The patient underwent extensive testing and multiple examinations that did not determine the cause of the unexpectedly persistent pain. Multiple attempts at treatment without the use of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) by other providers failed to remove the patient’s pain. The patient was evaluated and treated, and reported her jaw pain had been eliminated through the successful use of OMM.