I Think I've Always Had Tmj... Posted: 01-16-05 04:04am
I think it's something I was born with,
like my jaw just isn't formed right or
something. I don't remember it coming on
suddenly or anything, it just feels like
whenever I open my mouth wide enough, my
jaw comes out of socket on one side. It
doesn't ususally cause me any
problems...Sometimes it will pop painfully
and it will be sore for a while, and if I
have to keep my mouth open wide for a long
time, like at the dentist's office, it
will get tired and sore.
I came here because I was wondering if
anyone else here has the same sort of tmj
and if so, how they have had it treated.
My pediatric dentist and my current
dentist both asked me if I would like to
have surgery to correct it, and I just
wasn't interested in fixing the problem at
all. But I was wondering if the only way
to correct my particular situation is
through surgery. It just seems like a
really drastic solution to something
that's only an occasional problem. Thank
you for your help!
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Purple88
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Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Indiana, USA
I Didn't Even Know That There Was a Name For It! Posted: 02-16-05 15:53pm
I have had this "condition" for as long as
I can remember and as time and experiance
has taught me there isn't much that can be
done for this. I don't have much pain
with it. Once in a while an ear ache.
But that is from my neck being out. It's
not very painful or complicated to put
your jaw back where it belongs as long as
you know how to do it. I have it on both
sides of my head, but mostly on the right
and only once have they both come out at
the same time. The way I put it back in
is, I put my index finger where it should
be hinged and open my mouth until it pop's
back and push's my finger out. I'm not
saying that it will work that way for you,
i'm just telling you what helps me.
What does the abriviation (tmj) mean?
