I have had success with tmd treatment. if you wish I can help you find a doctor that will help you tremendously.

welcome we are glad to have you here.

For me TMJ is very much stress-associated. Medical cannabis has helped me 'break the cycle'. Two weeks into treatment I am almost symptom-free. If you are lucky enough to live in a compassionate use state, I suggest talking to your doctor

yes but cannabis is not the answer to the problem there are a lot safer drugs out there for this

Safer than NSAIDs which wreaked havoc on my GI tract and did god knows what to my liver!
Not really sure what your safety concerns are. If ingested or vaporized, cannabis medication is extremely safe. The correlation to schizophrenia is controversial and overblown.
Says Dr. Robert Pertwee of Auburn University: "There is very little evidence that cannabis is harmful in the long term."
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/58013.s tm)
I suggest that persons interested in cannabis treatment do the research for themselves and come to their own conclusions. Don't rely on my testimonial OR the glib dismissal of some internet chat board moderator. Find a practitioner that focuses on medical cannabis and discuss you health problems and concerns. You should be able to come to an informed conclusion as to whether or not the clinical benefit justifies the risk in your own life. If you are a child or posses child-like immaturity, then cannabis is probably not for you.
Here is one of many interesting studies:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1262061 3

For my TMJ -which is basically 98% back to perfect until my wisdom teeth got pulled yesterday- I used plastic mouth pieces. I wore a bottom piece which just fit over my teeth and was built up in the back to help re-align my jaw... I wore it in the day time ONLY. At night, I wore a mouth piece that fit over my teeth and was built up in the middle to prevent me from clenching and grinding. I wore the bottom one for a year or so then I got weaned off of it. Today, I still wear my night time piece and my jaw has felt terrific. I still have a bit of limited mouth opening and I have an open bite, but I'm use to them and they don't really bother me at all unless I'm trying to rip a piece of lettece.... but compared to the pain i had before, this is nothing at all.

Kaylie, good to hear that splint therapy was helpful to you. It certainly was for me. During the day I wear a splint similar to what you described, and at night I wear a splint called a Bionator, which keeps my top and bottom jaws in alignment, and also prevents me from grinding my molars. Now I have no pain or clicking in my TMJs. I wish I had started the splint therapy decades ago!

To anyone out there who has not tried splint therapy, or has it has not found at TMD therapist who knows how to use the right kind of splint, certainly give it a try. I actually had to try over half a dozen different kinds of splints, before finding the right combination. I've heard the same from a lot of other people suffering from TMD.

There's a TMJ specialist in Orange County, California who specializes in TMJ treatment. He mainly focuses on non-surgical therapies, which in this case, is a very good option. You can email him to see what services he may offer you. One great thing about this services was that he cured his own TMJ. He had TMJ for many years and he cures TMJ dysfunction in a two step process.

Hello xJayJayx,

what is the name of doctor in orange county, california? I am currently looking for tmj specialists. I had had tmj treatment before, but my left joint still locked. I am so frustrated about this. I have be careful of choosing a tmj doctor. I have gone to several doctors, but I don't trust them. my previous doctor gave me a splint to wear, but not when I go to see a doctor, they will do the same treatment do me. The doctor I have now he will give me a day time and night time splint, I have to wear it 24 hrs a day, but he is not going to di the TENS Treatment. my previous doctor gave me splint and tens treatment, but unfortunately my left joint is stll locked. Any body, if you know any good doctos in southern california area, please list them out. I am so under depression of this. thank you.

kaylie535, your situation sounds really similar to mine. I purchased a hard acrylics went off the Internet, and had my dentist custom fit into my teeth, and I wear it at night and when not eating during the day. I feel so much better now. The downside is that it took many years to figure out the right combination of splinting. The first few they made for me actually made the pain worse.

To answer the questions of the original poster, hypnosis is probably the only therapy I did not try, because so many people told me that it didn't do them any good, or only lasted for a short time. The main thing is to get your jaws position comfortably, and for people like me with dental problems, splinting was the answer. Search online for acrylic splints, and see what's available. Just about any can be customized for you.