Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

[anonymous-user]

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[taaffy]

Just relayed this to the missus who is a dentist.
She advises to go with the mouthguard as she does not recommend going the surgical route.
She says that the mouthguard should help ease some of the problems.
She has also said to seek another dentists opinion just to be sure.

Edited by taaffy on Friday 15th January 20:32

[daimatt]

As above. Always go for the non surgical option first as it's reversible. There are many types of mouthguard and it will depend upon the dentists training. If you can it's worth getting a second opinion.

[markcoznottz]

anonymous said:

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Have you got forward head posture/ and or rounded slumped shoulders? How tight are your scalenes/ scm muscle?. You can google these. The jaw itself is rarely at fault, dentists always say 'mouth guard' to make a few quid, the problem usually originates a long way away, pecs, traps, serratus anterior etc, you will have to see if you have any sore (trigger points). The pain is 'referred' to the jaw and especially the temporalis muscle.

[Rollin]

markcoznottz said:

anonymous said:

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Have you got forward head posture/ and or rounded slumped shoulders? How tight are your scalenes/ scm muscle?. You can google these. The jaw itself is rarely at fault, dentists always say 'mouth guard' to make a few quid, the problem usually originates a long way away, pecs, traps, serratus anterior etc, you will have to see if you have any sore (trigger points). The pain is 'referred' to the jaw and especially the temporalis muscle.

No they don't

[markcoznottz]

Rollin said:

markcoznottz said:

anonymous said:

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Have you got forward head posture/ and or rounded slumped shoulders? How tight are your scalenes/ scm muscle?. You can google these. The jaw itself is rarely at fault, dentists always say 'mouth guard' to make a few quid, the problem usually originates a long way away, pecs, traps, serratus anterior etc, you will have to see if you have any sore (trigger points). The pain is 'referred' to the jaw and especially the temporalis muscle.

No they don't

What else could a dentist actually do/suggest?.

[Rollin]

markcoznottz said:

Rollin said:

markcoznottz said:

anonymous said:

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Have you got forward head posture/ and or rounded slumped shoulders? How tight are your scalenes/ scm muscle?. You can google these. The jaw itself is rarely at fault, dentists always say 'mouth guard' to make a few quid, the problem usually originates a long way away, pecs, traps, serratus anterior etc, you will have to see if you have any sore (trigger points). The pain is 'referred' to the jaw and especially the temporalis muscle.

No they don't

What else could a dentist actually do/suggest?.

I make occlusal appliances of various sorts for patients.
Many are made following evaluation by a TMJ specialist and certainly not to 'make a few quid'

[markcoznottz]

Rollin said:

markcoznottz said:

Rollin said:

markcoznottz said:

anonymous said:

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Have you got forward head posture/ and or rounded slumped shoulders? How tight are your scalenes/ scm muscle?. You can google these. The jaw itself is rarely at fault, dentists always say 'mouth guard' to make a few quid, the problem usually originates a long way away, pecs, traps, serratus anterior etc, you will have to see if you have any sore (trigger points). The pain is 'referred' to the jaw and especially the temporalis muscle.

No they don't

What else could a dentist actually do/suggest?.

I make occlusal appliances of various sorts for patients.
Many are made following evaluation by a TMJ specialist and certainly not to 'make a few quid'

I take it you are a dentist. What's your take on things with regard to tmj.

[markcoznottz]

anonymous said:

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Bppv? Your arms are possibly thoracic outlet syndrome.

[markcoznottz]

anonymous said:

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Is the pain in the forearms?

[Ice White Socks]

Just returning some good advice I picked up from pistonheads a few years ago- consider magnesium deficiency- actually the pins and needles are a classic sign.

[KamSandhu44]

anonymous said:

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Hi I have been wearing one for over a year now.

I pretty much suffered the same as you, more down to clenching my jaw in my sleep, in the gym, actually mostly all day (due to stress). This meant my jaw was not aligned properly any more.

It has made the world of difference, the aches and pains have gone. Even though they do return every now and then. My jaw is slowly moving back to its original place.

Finding the cause of the issue will help. I noticed my self clenching my jaw in certain situations and now try to relax my jaw more.

[WinstonWolf]

Ice White Socks said:

Just returning some good advice I picked up from pistonheads a few years ago- consider magnesium deficiency- actually the pins and needles are a classic sign.

THIS...

Get some magnesium tablets, I had tinnitus as a result of bruxism. I started taking magnesium and it's all but gone. I'm also less tense and my neck feels a lot looser.

It might not work but it's a lot cheaper than a custom appliance.