Metal Mouth Message Board

I am looking to chat with someone who is wearing or has worn a face mask. I believe I've seen it referred to as a reverse pull head gear as well. Mine is intended to pull my upper jaw forward. After being treated for TMJ with an neuromuscular orthotic and a then an upper expander, my upper and lower...

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your TMJ. I suffered with it for about 5 years. I finally found relief with a neuromuscular dentist and am now having ortho treatment. You might want to check at the TMJ forum at this website http://forums.healthcentral.com/discussion/chronic-pain/forums. I spoke to a lot...

Hi, I am currently seeing a neuromuscular dentist/orthodontist as well. I've worn my orthotic for over a year and just got a palate expander put in about 2 weeks ago. I still have no symptoms but I have noticed that since my bite has shifted, just in the past week, I have been clenching more when I ...

So, I'm trying to get some clarification as to why expansion is necessary in my case. I have a narrow arch and an open bite. I also have a posterier crossbite, I think. My open bite was caused by tongue thrusting at a time when I had severe TMJ. I would thrust my tongue forward to relieve the pressu...

Thank you for the passage. I've already tried it a couple of times. The first sentence is the hardest for me. I'll keep working on it.

Rachel

I just got a quad helix expander about 3 days ago. I have been having an extreme amount of difficulty talking with it. This is creating a huge problem because I wait tables and no one can understand me. I'm also an actor. I agreed to be in a short play at the end of the month. I thought I would adju...