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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:05 pm
by iBorg
How does the surgery help the TMJ?
For a picture of a bite plate try:
www.toothlab.co.kr
Mike
TMJ
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:48 pm
by science teacher
Chris,
My pain is very one sided. LEFT. I had an enchilada today and had an earache for about an hour.
Iborg,
My chiropractor, dentist and ortho all tell me that my jaw cannot be aligned to stop its malfunctioning without making the whole top jaw wider.
My chiropracter actually said "your Jaw is fubar."
On my x-rays you can see all the classic signs of TMJ wear and stretching of the ligaments that hold the cartilage disc in my joint. It will not be a pretty sight soon. I've actually been putting it off for close to 15 years already.
Kim
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:31 pm
by Chris
Well, mine is the right side only
and my ear sometimes gets that stuffed up feeling as well.
Sometimes when I chew it feels like its moving around in the socket.
Re: TMJ
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:07 pm
by rsprouse
My joint pain seems to be one-sided mostly ...how about everyone else?
Bilateral TMJ pain is very uncommon. Most people with symptoms have it on one side. If it is bothering you that much have you sought treatment from a Dentist that specializes in TMD?
Regards,
Rory
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:16 pm
by iBorg
My TMJ, when it is significant is on the left side. I've had discomfort but not a high level pain on my right side from just trying to find someplace where my jaw feels right. The problem is my bottom molars are at about a 45 degree or shallower angle. My bite is totally off from what I had grown accustomed to.
The thing that got me to start this thread initally was the discomfort that seemed to move. This was not the case prior to braces. At one point I had a significant pain behind my left ear that took forever to diagnose. It wasn't until about two years ago the pain moved to the more classic TMJ locations, still on my left side. With my bite being moved, the location of my discomfort has moved. It is no longer consistent in one location which it previously had been but seems to move around, mainly on the left side although I have felt some discomfort on the right side. My ortho is well versed with TMJ. Her biggest concern with my treatment is getting my bite right.
Mike
TMJ
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:49 pm
by science teacher
Her biggest concern with my treatment is getting my bite right.
My ortho says that also. What is unfortunate (in my opinion) is that my front teeth look just fine. my problems are all in the back.
My top molars do not meet right. In fact only 2 teeth on the top fit where they are supposed to with the bottom.
Kim
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:59 pm
by iBorg
Teeth fit together right? Wow what a concept!
Mike
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:42 am
by Chris
Teeth fit together right? Wow what a concept! Mike
I know what you mean, all my teeth have been shuffled around like blocks and look straight but still doesn't feel right to the bite.
TMJ
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:52 pm
by science teacher
I don't know how my OS worded my problems but he got the SARPE covered in the first try.
I really am about to fix this TMJ crap!
Kim
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:37 pm
by ucldbmine
I have TMJ and had a similar problem when I first got braced. The clenching/grinding at night was making my jaw act up. I called my ortho and got a soft splint which is just a custom made mouth guard. Since then I have had almost no jaw pain since. As my teeth move and the splint doesn't fit as well I just go back into the ortho to have another one made up real quick.