Can TMJ Ever Be Cured?
by Victoria Hayes
(Elkhart IN)
Hi, I Have TMJ! I Have Had It For A Year. My Dentist Fitted Me With A Night Guard. I Have Tried To Wear It At Night, I Gag On It & So Bunglesome. I Can't Sleep. My Dentist Got A Little Upset With Me For Not Wearing It. He Said It Will Be The Only Thing That Will Help Me. He Said It's Up To You If You Do Or Don't Wear It, But It Would Be Best If You Did.
It's Been A Year I Haven't Worn It. I Had Gotten A Little Better With My Lock Jaw, But Now Of Recent It Seems Worse. The Clicking/Popping Is Constant, I Can't Eat My Favorite Crunchys For Very Long As My Jaw Locks, It Unlocks Too But Real Hard.
I Do Not Have Any Pain, It's A Nervous Panicky Feeling Knowing I Can't Eat Like I Used To. It Makes Me Sick To Know I Will Have This The Rest Of My Life, There Is No More Important Thing Than To Be Able To Eat & Enjoy Your Food.
I am 65 Years Old, My Front Teeth Are Fairly Straight, My Bottom Teeth Are Very Crooked, I Have Hard Teeth, I Have Impacted Wisdom Tooth On Left Side,But My TMJ Is On My Right Side.
I Guess It's Because My Teeth Are So Crooked? I Have Had My Crooked Teeth All My Life & Never Had TMJ Until A Year Ago. I Want To Forever Be Cured Of This.
Victoria Hayes