Anybody else get this weird feeling while eating rich foods?

[Razicator]

Right when I start chewing on a piece of extremely rich or sweet food, often times I get this intense "pain" sensation in the jaw on the same side extending up to my ear. It's not a sharp pain; it's not really pain, but a "too intense sensation." Almost as if the food is "too rich" for my tastebuds. It happens not very often, but when it does, it hits for a good 5-10 seconds. I ask because these raisins are friggin delicious, but i can barely eat them because of this.

[Razicator]

Ahaha I doubt it's that serious....


Shit it's cancer isn't it?

[Razicator]

Well I do feel a funny feeling whenever an attractive woman walks by...

[SniperSteve]

Sounds like you have a cavity in one of your teeth. Go to a dentist and have him fix it for you.

[Warborn]

If you have sensitive teeth then something-something. Gum line recession. Dental carie. See a dentist.

[GunslingerX]

I know exactly what youre talking about. Ive always described it as a cramp in my lower jaw lol.. It's not so intense as to be painful but yea...

I found this on yahoo answers so not exactly a credible source but it makes sense. I'm assuming it's not just for sour tastes because I get this with sweets all the time.

"When your taste-buds detect a sour taste, your salivary glands (located near to the jaw joints) react by producing much more saliva than is usual.
This feels mildly painful because the extra saliva must be forced thorough the narrow ducts of the saliva glands.
This increased saliva is actually stretching the saliva ducts when it is delivered (into the mouth); explaining why and how the discomfort arises."

[Razicator]

Originally Posted by GunslingerX

I know exactly what youre talking about. Ive always described it as a cramp in my lower jaw lol.. It's not so intense as to be painful but yea...

I found this on yahoo answers so not exactly a credible source but it makes sense. I'm assuming it's not just for sour tastes because I get this with sweets all the time.

"When your taste-buds detect a sour taste, your salivary glands (located near to the jaw joints) react by producing much more saliva than is usual.
This feels mildly painful because the extra saliva must be forced thorough the narrow ducts of the saliva glands.
This increased saliva is actually stretching the saliva ducts when it is delivered (into the mouth); explaining why and how the discomfort arises."

Holy shit this makes so much sense. It's only in really sweet/sour foods and yeah, lots of saliva being produced. Woa... just blew my mind!