... Yikes, reading your story brought back all the mess I was in 20yrs. ago. Your case mirrors mine very closely, because before I had braces, I had my wisdom teeth removed, and after that, all hell broke loose. ... (10 replies)
... this is my worst nightmare too since my daughter is going into ortho. work as well. I'm so sorry to hear about what she is going through. ... (4 replies)
... My daughter had brace put on two years ago and then in April had oral surgery. Two weeks later her jaw starting popping in and out. Ortho days it was from the oral surgery and will heal. Well, 4 months later, and still ,it is popping. ... (4 replies)
... To help explain my problems better, here are a few personal journal entries that pertain to my jaw, the medications I am on, and the almost intolerable side effects. ... (8 replies)
... Before I developed TMJ, my jaw used to click all the time. Now it only does it when I wake up in the morning. It does it a lot when I wake up in the morning. Sometimes, it clicks and then it feels like it has to do it again but it doesn't and my jaw like gets stuck or something. ... (5 replies)
... e of what I've reading like if it's under 3 months, you can still recapture the disk but if it's more than 6 months etc. then it's harder or not possible. That's my concern. ... (21 replies)
... I'm sorry this is long. Please read what I wrote and help me out. I feel stuck with my situation. I appreciate your help SO much! ... (9 replies)
... How about just KNOCK me out cold and I feel NOTHING, that would be BEST in my opinion! ... (23 replies)
... Honestly I would not pay for another CT scan until you get to a good tmjd specialist. Do you have insurance for tmjd? ... (7 replies)
... I am locked because my disc is anteriorly displaced, without reduction, and the jaw can't get past it. ... (20 replies)
... Hi Tina, I am going through a terrible time with tmj. I have used my splint and zanaflex at night. My splint seems to make me worse. I tend to clench alot. I have alot of anxiety so I think. I take buspar for that. ... (2 replies)
... on the R the disc was repositioned and sutured in place. it has been 5 months since the surgery and i have not been able to chew solid food. my once perfect bite was thrown off due to the surgery because my jaw deviated so far left. the surgeon damaged a facial nerve and my lower lip droops. ... (22 replies)
... the next day all heck broke loose. I have been in misery. My muscles throughout my neck and shoulders are killing me. ... (3 replies)
... ce stress as a result of their suffering but it is not the cause. Do not try an upper splint, the splint needs to be lower because an upper splint will trap the jaw back even more, trust I know I had an upper splint first and I can't tell you how much I suffered but you don't want your son to have an upper splint. ... (25 replies)
... your question about the teeth appearing to be a perfect bite...My teeth appeared to be perfectly straight and to fit together but the orthodontist had pushed in my lower jaw and then pushed back my upper teeth to trap my lower jaw in this forced position. ... (10 replies)
... Today, I called my old specialist back, basically that don't really want to help me because I went to my dentist to make my splint. ... (12 replies)
... I recently took my daughter there and the amount Jody gave us was 10.000 dollars. I could have died. Then after the examine she had when he stuck his thumbs in each side of her jaw, she was in worse pain then when she walked in there. She never ever had pain on the left side in the 12 yrs she had TMJ. ... (10 replies)
... to learn how to recognizie which problems I can do something about and which ones I just need to live with to the best of my ability. I guess I fully embrace the old prayer ".. ... (79 replies)
... many of my TMD pain symptoms have returned with a vengence! ... (28 replies)
... I'm not getting overly confident as of yet... my kids keep telling me I sound like Daffy Duck!!! I hope the tighness fades.. ... (28 replies)
