Hi,
I can't even count how many treatments and how much money i've spent on my jaw pain but I'm feeling pretty helpless at this point and my jaw consistenly aches near the tmj joint. I'm doing something at night time but I don't think it's grinding or clenching since I've had probably 5 night guards/NTI's and none provide me relief. I think what I'm doing is shifting my jaw back and forth and biting down on my gums. It's my only explanation at this point because none of my teeth are chipping or wearing away. When I was very young, I had this same habit during the day where I would shift my jaw and sort of bite down on the gum or tissue in between the joint. It was a habit cause it sort of felt good to do this movement and its hard to explain. Anyways, I'm wondering if anyone can relate and do you know of any treatments for this. A friend told me she knew of a nightguard that held the upper and lower jaws together but i've never seen this although it seems like it would prevent the shifting.