I have had so many experiences with TMJ. Are you seeing a Chiropractor in additionm, if not you really should.. As you wear the bite plate, it is going to change your form (spine-positioning) You need to see a Chiropractor for adjustments as you move forward with treatment.. I have symptoms such as dry mouth, metallic taste in mouth, severe popping in left jaw, funny senstions in the palate of my mouth, twitching/burning eyes, blurred vision, numbness in my lips, the feeling of pins and needles in my lips, tingling feelings in my mouth, sore throat, shortness of breath, ringing in my right ear, headaches, muscle spasms in my back, neck, shoulders, knees, etc:
When I first went throught this about 13 years ago, i thought I was dying, I went to so many doctors and they all blamed sinuses. Until I went to a dentist who treated TMJ and he referred me to a chiropractor in addition, the symptoms would not leave.. After a few months of treatment, I started getting relief and eventually felt normal again (this did include wearing a splint ever dya which did take me some time to get use too)!
After a year or so of treatment I was fine, here 13 years later, I am starting to experience all these symptoms again, started about a month and half ago.. I have started seeing a chiropractor regularly again and have a ppt. with my old dentist which treated me then in 2 weeks... Please listen, if you are experiencing any or all of these symptoms and doctors can not diagnose you, please, see a good TMJ dentist and a chiropractor.. Do not be alarmed if they are not aware of all the symptoms... My chiropractor was surprised and he is a very good one..
Best of luck..
Lynda

I have to agree Lynda---a chiropractor would help this. It sounds like shifting your bite like he did probably made some sort of imbalance in your neck. go see a good chiro.

Hi there,
Thanks for the reply! I have most of the symptoms you have, but don't have the numb lips. Do you really think the metallic taste is from this? I have it too, and was kind of under the assumption it was from an overload of toxins?
I do see a chiropractor. I have been seeing him for the last 12 years or so. He was adjusting my jaw before I saw the tmj dentist. I haven't seen him recently (this is all getting kind of pricey!) The charlie horse thing in the chest went away after a day or so, but happens each time the dentist adjusts this plate. It does seem to be helping the pain, but if I take it out, within about 15min it all comes back:( I really hate wearing this plate. It drives me insane that I can't touch my front teeth together! I guess I must grind them more than I thought.
Why are you having problems again? My dentist says that once the teeth stop moving, that he wants to build up the back teeth to keep the final position, and that I shouldn't have any problems after that? But he said it could take 8 months or so of wearing the plate.

Jacque

yes it is pricy ive spent over 100k so i know what you mean. Yeah you shouldnt have any problems after what your doctor is planning on doing.

I have gotten metalic taste in the past as well--im not sure where this comes from Ive also had the taste of blood with no blood. I think it may be possibly some material from either the splints or fillings or something like that.

I have had my bite plates for 5 months. I have one I wear during the day on my bottom teeth and one for my top teeth at night. I have the first part of my braces on 6 upper front teeth. It seems that my sense of taste has decreased. I have noticed a slightly metallic taste. Has anyone experienced a lose in then of taste?