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Q: TMJ Treatments That Worked For You

asked by: kk43 on September 14th, 2009

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Hopefully a moderator can pin this thread, and we can all share what treatments have worked for them.

I'll start:

The herb Rhodiola rosea along with buspar are the only things that stopped my bruxism. Rhodiola possibly because of it's MAO inhibition. Be warned though, people build tolerance to rhodiola rosea quickly, so it just might be a stepping stone to buspar. But when i was on it, it forgot I even had a jaw! It was that calm.

I built tolerance, and now I'm on the drug buspar. 10 MG 2 x daily. It made my TMJ worse for a bit, but after 2 weeks, my jaw felt so calm I didn't even believe it.

Also taking calcium and magnesium seems to help.

I found a personal correlation between dry mouth and bruxism... especially if you're taking drugs that cause dry mouth. There's things like biotene that lubricate your mouth

Then, Biofeedback: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/269244 , Massaging and stretching the various muscles that may be involved in creating tension in the jaw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O8ArvMOzqQ , http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/tmj

There's also: Postural treatments (Chiropractic), Voice Training (this is surprisingly effective), Acupuncture, stress management, mouth guards, etc.

Then more extreme options: Surgery, Botox, Drugs: Buspar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1066563 3 , Tiagabine: http://ehealthforum.com/health/drugs-to-st op-bruxing-t197085.html , http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlere nder.fcgi?artid=1586785 , Gabapentin: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1057059 0 , Tandospirone: http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/cont ent/full/19/1/90

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imamoose

replied on October 1st, 2009

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Of all the research I have done.. it appears that there is not a pill or plant that will cure or eliminate the problems in most cases. The problems usually stem from the disc in the joint being out of place, the disc the jawbone rides on when opening and closing... and the one it is suppose to sit on when your mouth is closed. Just like squeezing a small silicone disc between your thumb and forefinger until it pops out. When the disc is out of place it allows the jawbone to rub against the nerves and blood vessels that sit right behind it, thereby causing the synptoms that are usually associated with TMJ or TMD as it is actually known... TemoporoMandibular Dysfunction. Unless you find the correct jaw position to allow the disc to move back into place and then keep it there until teh disc has time to heal, believe it or not, the disc is one of only 2 pieces of cartilage in your body that can regrow if damaged. SO the good news is it is normally treatable and without drugs, you just have to find the right person to help you.

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