Jaw Disease?
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I mау һаνе a thing called; Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease. Tһіѕ іѕ a jaw disease wһісһ іѕ basically athritus! I аm οחƖу 15yrs ancient аחԁ shouldnt bе getting tһіѕ bυt 18months a ɡο i һаԁ a bike accident wһеrе i wаѕ pushed οff bу a car аחԁ i wаѕ wondering іf anyone сουƖԁ һеƖр mу giving mе a bit more info аbουt іt. I һаνе bееח οח tһіѕ site bυt wһеח i read іt i ɡοt upset, i know u mау reflect ɡеt over іt bυt mу whole life іѕ directed οח Musical Theatre ѕο i need tο b аbƖе tο open mу mouth. Please HеƖр.
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My chiropractor is really excellent at relieving many of the symptoms related to TMJ. He practices Morter health and I bet it would help you too. http://www.morter.com and find a practitioner in your area.
Ok well so you know, with TMJ your not alone, I have it too. It’s not to huge of a deal so dont get discouraged I mean Im only 17. Theres a simple way to get rid of it. You go to a dentist and they perform a simple surgery. They place you to sleep and insert a small wire and cut some of the bone and problem solved. Dont get discouraged, I know its very frustrating sometimees but you’ll get over it. I havent had the surgery yet and I know sometimes it really bothers when they lock. Excellent Luck
TMJ disorders
Different Names:
TMD; Temporomandibular joint disorders
Treatment:
Simple, gentle therapies are usually recommended first. If those don’t work, mouth guards and more aggressive treatments may be considered. Surgery is generally considered a last resort. Opportunely, there are many steps you can take at home long before that point.
Try massaging the various muscles that may be involved. Probe all of the muscles of the face, shoulders, and back of the neck. (Avoid the area around the throat.) Press on the muscles to identify extremely painful points. Massage the painful spot with hard, slow, small strokes. Do this several times a day until the muscle is no longer painful when pressed.
To massage the masseter muscles on each side of your jaw, place your thumb inside your mouth and squeeze the thick muscle in your cheek (toward the back of your mouth) with your fingers. To get at the harder-to-reach jaw muscles inside your mouth, use your index finger to probe for tender areas behind the teeth, and use the finger to massage these spots.
Here are some additional steps to consider:
Maintain excellent posture while working at a computer, watching TV, and reading. Take normal breaks to relieve stressed muscles.
Make a habit of relaxing your facial and jaw muscles throughout the day.
Avoid eating hard foods, like nuts, candies, and steak.
Drink bounty of water every day and get bounty of sleep.
Learn relaxation techniques to reduce overall stress and muscle tension in your back, neck, and body.
Additional home-care therapies are useful for some people, such as moist heat or cold packs on the face, vitamin supplements, or biofeedback. Exercising several times each week may help you relax, strengthen your body, increase flexibility, and increase your pain threshold.
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I really was diagnosed with that when I was about your age too. Apparently, I was grinding my teeth at night, and I would get major headaches, I mean worse than migraines. My muscles were also very tight around my neck because I was clenching my jaw a lot (which I didn’t realize until my dentist pointed it out).
Opportunely, I was under my parent’s dental insurance for one.
And secondly, it is very treatable, they gave me this retainer like thing (I reflect it’s called a “splint”) I had to wear, and go to the dentist once a week for nearly 2 years so she could tighten and adjust it. It basically was moving my jaw back in line very slowly. It was such a relief….it certainly helped me with all the additional problems the TMJ was causing.
Don’t be frightened of it, it is very treatable. In fact, it is better to get treated now, and not wait until you get older. I was told that when you get older, it can get worse. Better to treat it when you are young.
Excellent luck!!
I have tmj. I have had this disease since I was 12(im 26 now). I had a horse backriding accident which helped cause it.
I reflect in someways I’ve always had it. I have ground my teeth since I was small and I still do. I was supposed to have a surgery on it when I was 19, to help it get better(though even surgery won’t “cure” it). I never had my surgery(thats a whole additional tale), but I hope to have in the near prospect. If I were you, I would see what types of surgery options you can look into.
If you want to know more or talk about it, feel free to email me Laurie.Lahaie@hotmail.com
Excellent luck, hun!
hi buddy
OK let me tell you
take ice cream sticks – may be five or six – use adhesive to make it like – how to the boards it together – and then try to open your mouth and increase the stick one by one. in a way that you can use 9 to 10 sticks. the concept is minimum of three finger should fit your mouth – do it like a exercise and this is the exercise for your temperomandibular joint – this is increase the ability of opening your mouth and help you in chewing your food also .
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