The way the muscles in your jaw align can affect the way your chewing muscles work. These joints and muscles are paired on each side of your head and connect your lower jaw to your skull. The main function of these joints and muscles are to enable you to chew, open and close your mouth as well as move your jaw around. Because of these direct connections to your head, any type of misalignment of the bones can cause pain during chewing, biting any other movement that involves jaw action according to Dentists in Magnolia.