<s>[INST] i havent been able to open my mouth wide for about a year now and i went to an oral surgeon who is going to remove my impacted wisdom teeth and he told me they were not the reason i couldnt open my mouth and asked me if i clinched my teeth alot which i dont. i have thick skin in front of my wisdom teeth feel like little balls that sometimes get infected and hurt and when i do try an open my mouth its not so much painful as it is a lot of pressure do you have any idea what this could be? [/INST] Hello read your problem.it seems you have stiff muscles due to which you are not able to open your Southside. Its nothing wrong in it. Since there is no painswellin or inflammation there is no reason to worry. Inflammation around wisdom tooth is because it may be impacted infected. Since wisdom tooth does not carry any function in our mouth it's an extra tooth and since in your case its getting infected I would also advise you to extract it. You can increase your mouth opening by doing an exercise slowly opening your mouth twice daily .you may even try keeping a small stick in between your upper and lower teeth that will hold your mouth open. Regards Chat Doctor.  </s>