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Two weeks ago I had my braces off without retainers due to constriction and TMJ pain. It was a big mistake as my bite is completely off. Chewing is difficult because it causes me jaw pain. Now, I have been interviewing orthodontists again. I have the following options (I have a class II occlusion. O...

Beth, take a look at this. http://www.dental--health.com/tmj4.html Question: I have been diagnosed with TMJ. I am wondering if having braces put back on will help. This is the way I would like to go. I wore braces for almost three years when I was a freshman through a junior in highschool, but my or...

beth1996, Please be careful with your orthodontic treatment. I did not have TMJ before I started orthodontic work, but now I have TMJ and facial nerve paralysis. I just consulted a orthodontist-TMJ specialist, the only dentist in town that does both. He cofirmed that there could be causal relationsh...

yes, I read the small print. All the small print were about finance stuff. It was at the 2nd ortho's office when I was required to sign the disclaimer that I realized the first ortho did not disclose any risks involved to me. I don't remember signing any document like that.

I never signed anything like that. If the orthodontist has disclosed all those possible risks to me, I would never have gone through the orthodontic treatment.

Is there a federal or state law that requires the dentists/doctors to inform patients about possible risks involoved prior to the treatment?

eric, This is actually something I am doing now. I started off for a perfect look and perfect teeth. However, middle way through, I found that my tongue was already constricted and irritated with face sunken due to the narrowed arch. Fortunately, I haven't got the two upper pre-molars extracted yet....

Thanks amysouth1016, when you said "my back teeth somehow moved inward", do you mean your arch becomes narrower? Was your arch narrower before your first orthodontic work? My biggest problem is that my arch before orthodontic work was broader and I want it back. The new orthodontist just s...

Thanks Maryaten. It is so interesting that no orthodontist has ever bring this up to me. Their treatment plans were either teeth extraction or lower jaw surgery. I guess my overjet was too much for IPR to work. On the other hand, after going through the first orthodontist ordeal, I am very conservat...

Thank you all for your reply... making me feel better

What is IPR?

Thanks ilovemacs! That makes me feel normal

So, basically if one side of your mouth has bite problem, you just chew using the correct side for weeks?

Hi, I just transfered my treatment to this new ortho, who hopefully would undo some of the damage caused by the first ortho. He replaced my archwire. One day after the brace adjustment, I startd to fell that when I bite, my left side first bicuspid feels wrong. I have never experience something like...

ohmyjaw, The "completely off" is the word from one of my 2nd opinion orthodontists. As far as I am concerned, two months after the 1st ortho's brace adjustment, I am still not able to chew properly and still eat the softest food. The compromise solution was actually proposed by the 2nd ort...

badbite, My first ortho suggested "jaw surgery" plus "teeth extraction" for a "less ideal" result THAN the pure "teeth extraction" option which accordint to him, would give me a "near ideal" result. Some other orthodontists are also against me having...