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anyone has TMJ?, Temporomandibular joint
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TSmafioso
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Mar 3 2013, 01:20 AM
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QUOTE(danny_sp15 @ Mar 2 2013, 10:15 PM) anyway, nothing serious TS. if u notice, the click only happens if u open ur jaw too wide. and if u open ur jaw a bit deviated to the left or right (like how a camel chew food), the click reduces or disappear. dont let it click too much if possible, and it will be reduced as time goes by. i used to have TMD too, so bad that one day the ligament just locks and i cant even open my mouth. it gets worse when u keep inducing the clicking urself (e.g. play around with ur jaw, open n close even when not eating), the ligament swells up, causing the pain to become worse and the click also. hmm, so are you still having it now? if not how did you cure yours? by wearing braces or? :S
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danny_sp15
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Mar 3 2013, 01:24 AM
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QUOTE(mafioso @ Mar 3 2013, 01:20 AM) hmm, so are you still having it now? if not how did you cure yours? by wearing braces or? :S not cured, but relieved to a certain degree. now it only clicks if i yawn or when i open my mouth really wide. otherwise, it's not bothering me at all.
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TSmafioso
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Mar 3 2013, 01:33 AM
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QUOTE(danny_sp15 @ Mar 3 2013, 01:24 AM) not cured, but relieved to a certain degree. now it only clicks if i yawn or when i open my mouth really wide. otherwise, it's not bothering me at all. yeap same here.. so i guess once you have this disorder, you'll have it till the day we die eh? i got used to it till like its part of my life already. lolz. many said to check with the dentist, but i guess all they can do is give us something to block our teeth from grinding while sleeping. :S
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danny_sp15
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Mar 3 2013, 01:35 AM
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QUOTE(mafioso @ Mar 3 2013, 01:33 AM) yeap same here.. so i guess once you have this disorder, you'll have it till the day we die eh? i got used to it till like its part of my life already. lolz. many said to check with the dentist, but i guess all they can do is give us something to block our teeth from grinding while sleeping. :S permanent cure is reconstructive surgery. but im not keen on that. u might want to consult an orthodontist for that.
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TSmafioso
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Mar 3 2013, 01:43 AM
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QUOTE(danny_sp15 @ Mar 3 2013, 01:35 AM) permanent cure is reconstructive surgery. but im not keen on that. u might want to consult an orthodontist for that. ahh but at least i know im not alone with this disorder. i guess many ppl have this.. sometimes i just massage the ear area to ease the "sore-ness" feeling of my right jaw..
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anemone
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Mar 3 2013, 06:12 PM
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QUOTE(mafioso @ Mar 3 2013, 01:33 AM) yeap same here.. so i guess once you have this disorder, you'll have it till the day we die eh? i got used to it till like its part of my life already. lolz. many said to check with the dentist, but i guess all they can do is give us something to block our teeth from grinding while sleeping. :S This is called internal derangement, where the disc within the joint is displaced. The guard/splint (usually wear 24hrs 7days for a month time) is to guild the condylar part of ur jaw to the displaced disc. so ur jaw will be either forwarded or shift to the left or right and maintain at the position for 24/7 until disc join to condylar. The next review when u remove the splint, ur jaw back to own position. If u don hear the pop sound anymore or no more soreness it means the condylar already bring the disc back to own position, if not u will hv to continue wear the splint for further observation.
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TSmafioso
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Mar 3 2013, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE(anemone @ Mar 3 2013, 06:12 PM) This is called internal derangement, where the disc within the joint is displaced. The guard/splint (usually wear 24hrs 7days for a month time) is to guild the condylar part of ur jaw to the displaced disc. so ur jaw will be either forwarded or shift to the left or right and maintain at the position for 24/7 until disc join to condylar. The next review when u remove the splint, ur jaw back to own position. If u don hear the pop sound anymore or no more soreness it means the condylar already bring the disc back to own position, if not u will hv to continue wear the splint for further observation. i see, thanks for the explanation. started this thread few months ago and now got more and more specific answers.  so what are the after-effects of not doing it? cuz i already have it for 6 years but so far it just became something like its apart of my daily life. will it become serious if i just leave it the way it is? (i know its like saying i dont care about my body, but its just "popping" right?)
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anemone
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Mar 30 2013, 12:08 PM
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QUOTE(mafioso @ Mar 3 2013, 06:53 PM) i see, thanks for the explanation. started this thread few months ago and now got more and more specific answers.  so what are the after-effects of not doing it? cuz i already have it for 6 years but so far it just became something like its apart of my daily life. will it become serious if i just leave it the way it is? (i know its like saying i dont care about my body, but its just "popping" right?) U might having difficulty in opening your mouth someday.... However, some people don experience that..
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TSmafioso
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Mar 30 2013, 03:53 PM
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QUOTE(anemone @ Mar 30 2013, 12:08 PM) U might having difficulty in opening your mouth someday.... However, some people don experience that.. i see.. but now sometimes it doesnt pop.. like once in a blue moon it doesnt pop the whole day.. is it because my disc has thin up?
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