Hey guys im new to these boards but not so
new to tmj, ill be 17 in a month and I
think i've had tmj or tmj like symptoms
for about 6 months
i just got my braces taken off last year,
it may seem long ago but I did have them
for 7 years, I havent worn my retainer
much and my ortho said that crowding can
cause problems like clicking and jaw
soreness, hes a tard so he seems not to
think that im in chronic pain here.
It hasnt gotten too frequent since the
past month where I have it every day
almost 24/7 headaches, I remember having
all the symptoms since december but I
never recognized them..I got incredible
anxiety from it ..I mean insane ive been
to the er twice...Ive had mild chest pains
from working out ect but the anxiety ive
gotten from this tmj was killing me ..I
thought I had an aneuyrism!(sp)
anyway its just that recently im anxiety
free cause I know the cause of it, the
tmj. But I cant find relief , the
headaches havent been too bad till
recently and its more on my left side/ear
than anything else, I find it very hard to
function sometimes when im in this kind of
pain, and when its constant the anxiety is
just begging to come to surface.
I was curious if you all who have seen a
handful of doctors, or just a few if you
could tell me which the best is to see
first ? Family doc, ortho or dentist?
..Ive been to my family doctor for an mri
but it was to check for blood
clots/aneuryism not the joints
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Cally22
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Location: OHIO
Posted: 03-20-05 07:33am
Hi,
when my tmj problems began at 13, I first
saw my dentist, who quickly realized I had
deeper problems than she could solve. She
sent me to an oral surgeon here I finally
began to get treatment. Within 6 years I
have seen my dentist, 3 oral surgeons, a
neurologist, family physician, pain
management doc/therapist. All to no
avail. But I must say that my one oral
surgeon has helped me the most..
My sugestion see an oral surgeon. They
know a lot of treatment options..
Good luck,
cally
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inane5
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Houston, TX
Posted: 03-31-05 02:56am
I posted a topic earlier which may be
worth trying. It's logical and it's free.
