Hello, today I had gone to my TMJ
specialist and they fitted and gave me my
lower jaw splint.
It was fine at first, but now the right
side of my jaw all the way up into my ear
hurts more than it ever has.
Has anyone else had this treatment? Is it
normal for it to be painful and hard to
chew and open your mouth over the first
few days?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 01-18-08 13:43pm
well--what kind of doctor is he--yes tmj
specialist but where did he have his
training? a lot of the people that call
themselves tmj specialists arent. I had a
lower orthotic and i did well with it. It
may be that you need to give your jaw time
to adjust to it. or you may need to go and
have it adjusted. id give him a call and
ask him if hed adjust it. give it time to
get used to it though--your muscles arent
used to it. use some heat and ice on it
and take a anti-inflammitory. and massage
it a little.
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Hazelnutt
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Posted: 02-07-08 00:08am
Hi, I work for a TMD specialist, and I
myself am wearing a lower splint. The
purpose of the splint is to open your
bite, thus alleviating the compression on
the nerves that run to your ears, temples,
neck, back, ect. So if it is hurting you
more now than before is a little strange
to me. The splint may have your bite open
too much, and may need to be adjusted. You
may want to call your specialist and let
him know whats going on. It wouldnt hurt a
bit to call, but it may hurt if you dont.
Hope this was helpful!
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MelanieV
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Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 7
Posted: 02-19-08 01:18am
Hi, I had a lower jaw splint, I found it
fine while wearing it, but as soon as I
removed it my jaw would be in agony. From
what I've been told, splints shouldn't
cause you pain that way. I would suggest
taking it back to your specialist and just
checking to make sure it doesn't need
adjusting. From the pain I was suffering,
my Oral Surgeon told me to stop wearing
it.
Hope this helps.
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edgaras
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Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 86 Location: Chicago, IL
Posted: 03-06-08 15:05pm
My upper jaw applience was a mess - it
hurt so bad to wear it for the first 24
hours, but then I got used to it and now
it appears that it is the only thing that
help the most. On the contrary, lower
appliance didn't help me.
