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Aggressive orthodontic treatment cause TMD ?

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Basically what happened, I had braces, and my lower jaw was moved back with the plastic bands that forced my lower jaw back. I think I was not ready for the braces, because I was already 15 and the doctor took too aggressive measures, my skull was not built for that. I am 90 procent positive, if I would have avoided braces, or had less intense therapy, I would not be here talking today. I think the doctor just wanted to try and see what happens. I had extreme frontal upper jaw teeth crowding, and lower jaw when I would bite down - the teeth of lower and upper jaw would touch together, unlike with so called normal "alligment" where the upper jaw teeth go over the lower ones:



I would like to ask if anybody had similar experiences.
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replied July 18th, 2009
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I basically had this situation:




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