heres an acticle from the new york times
Best Treatment for TMJ May Be Nothing
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By JANE E. BRODY
Published: February 2, 2009
One person gets migraine headaches, ... more
my tmj started 5 years ago but i bought a splint which helped and considered my self cured but had braces and it all came back woreser than before the spasams were so strong its hard to decribe but iit felt like when i open my jaw it would only open an inch and felt like my jaw wantewd to close like 1 socondit would close than stop aNOTHER SECOND I... more
ive had tmj for a number of years i got a slplint called splinteck which got rid of all the pain i then had braces to sort out my crooked teeth at the end of the braces i noticed i was grinding my teeth again i noticed my jaw felt stiff i put the splint in to see if it would and all the pain came back ii put heat on it and tried to streched it a li... more
started getting tmj 5 years ago the first 2 in pain i bought a splint off the internet to my amazement the next morning the pain was gone i got braces for my crooked teeth two years pain free but when i was at the end of my treatment my jaw felt stuck i opened my mouth and herd a big cruch on my lleft tmj that never happend before only snapping on ... more
i had braces a while ago but i dont know about getting retainers cause the braces made my tmj worse does anyone think if i dont where the retainers my teeth will shift back to the old position where they would make my pain more bearble any advice would be apreaciated