... mostly muscular and not really joint related. Everyone you talk to has such different opinions and its so hard. Im still trying to figure out whether to do the splint therapy or not. Hope you make progress. ... (8 replies)
... tc. etc. are full of it!!! Go with your own gut. If you are feeling worse or not getting better, than you are most likely right!! I was wearing a repositional splint for 7 weeks and stopped. I am feeling so much better just doing physical therapy. Have you done any physical therapy at all? ... (8 replies)
... I agree with Canuck. You should not do anything to alter your bite!! Especially if you have no pain and just sounds. Popping and crunching absent pain means you can most likely heal without invasive therapies like repositioning splints. I learned this the hard way.
I went to a dentist (prosthodontist) because I was having neck pain and was told my jaw was misaligned. I... (9 replies)
... r everyone, and I am concerned that I am not feeling better and changing my bite. If I felt great, it wouldn't matter, but I don't want to be in pain and have a bite that needs more phase 2 work. ... (31 replies)
... on the other side, so my bite was off. I am 10 weeks into a 20 week treatment that involves an NTI splint I have been wearing for the past two months, and a lower splint that I will have to wear permanently. ... (1 replies)
... My bite is really off right now due to my tmj. I've been told it's all muscular but the longer this goes on the more I have my doubts. ... (0 replies)
... It took me about 3 months to really get my muscles really loosened up after I started splint therapy. ... (18 replies)
... My bite is really off right now due to my tmj. I've been told it's all muscular but the longer this goes on the more I have my doubts. ... (8 replies)
... It was entirely muscular and with splint therapy the muscles have relaxed on the right, my opening has doubled and the deviation is gone. ... (0 replies)
... months to have my guard adjusted. he did evaluate my bite by putting his fingers in my mouth and having me bite down, move my jaw from side to side and then forward and back. he felt around the joints asking if it hurt there. ... (4 replies)
... could be just a simple night guard that does not move your jaw. Now if that makes things worse or does not work, then you could perhaps look into other types of splint therapy. I actually tried wearing a regular night splint that my orthodontist made for me in March, and after a week my symptoms got worse... ... (10 replies)
... My only word of advice would be to try a treatment that does not alter your bite initially. ... (10 replies)
... how the bite opens? ... (10 replies)
... shoulders. I needed that in addition to my splint therapy. ... (27 replies)
... Mandolyn, I wonder if your splint is truly correcting your bite. The way you describe it sounds like a permissive splint. ... (27 replies)
... I have certainly gotten my money's worth out of that. Sounds like you are on the right track. The prosthodontist will know how to fashion a proper splint based on your jaw alignment and bite. It will be a long process, and don't get discouraged if the splint initially causes you muscle spasms. ... (8 replies)
... bite splint therapy. I am also from Mt. Pleasant, MI and going through the same thing. ... (6 replies)
... My Mouth has the muscle spasms and I have headaches, I clench my teeth like no tomarrow! My orthodontist specializes in TMJ. He suggested that I go through the bite splint therapy. Then I would have to go through braces after that. Is there any good comments about this? ... (15 replies)
... of training with regards to splints and the function of the jaw. Through my personal experience, it is my opinion that both play a role in terms of how well the splint works. ... (4 replies)
... The arthritis on the left side means joint inflammation so your bite is out of balance. healthy joints aren't inflammed, does your knee hurt if you press on it? ... (4 replies)
