| Title: | Topics of Interest to Women |
| Notice: | V3 is closed. TURRIS::WOMANNOTES-V5 is open. |
| Moderator: | REGENT::BROOMHEAD |
| Created: | Thu Jan 30 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 30 1995 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1078 |
| Total number of notes: | 52352 |
I wanted to open a TMJ note to get some information on the treatment.
I know theres another note in here somewhere way back but I wanted
something more recent. I am wearing a repositioning splint at night
and have been for 2 months. I had been doing great (only 1 headache)
up until now. For the past few days I am getting all kinds of symptoms
again. They all started after the last adjustment by my Ortho. I
am going to give him a call but my question is is this normal to
have slips backwards like this (I'm a little nervous). Has anyone
ever had problems only after an adjustment. Any inputs welcome...
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 770.1 | What is TMJ? | MR4DEC::MAHONEY | Tue Apr 16 1991 11:33 | 6 | |
Could you please explain what is a "TMJ" treatment?
I have no idea of what is and thus don't know why you have to wear a
repositioning splint at night...
Sorry for my ignorance, but I'd rather ask than remaining ignorant...
Ana
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| 770.2 | pointers | LEZAH::BOBBITT | dance, the storm is over | Tue Apr 16 1991 11:46 | 19 |
See also:
Womannotes-V3 (this file)
639 - TMJ - what to do (639.9 gives a good description of TMJ)
Holistic
332 - TMJ note?
Medical
21 - any info on TMJ surgery?
250 - TMJ?
639 - mild TMJ dysfunction
Womannotes-V1
279 - upcoming TMJ surgery
-Jody
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| 770.3 | SFCPMO::GUNDERSON | Tue Apr 16 1991 18:55 | 36 | ||
Re: .1
TMJ - Tiberal Mandular Joint disfunction.
Re:.0
I have had TMJ for a few years.....I've had ALOT of problems with it.
I saw a specialist when I first knew I was having a problem - I was
fitted with a splint as well - had many adjustments to alleviate the
pain and headaches.....there's alot more that I went through, however
I do have some advice on my experiences with TMJ....
My family and I had moved to Milwaukee, WI and there they have TMJ
clinics with several doctors working together (Dentist/TMJ specialist,
MD, Physical Therapist, Oral Surgeon) - the first visit cost me over
$1,000.00 and I went to this clinic for a little over a month - each
visit though was very costly and seemed to help at times than at
other times didn't seem to help at all. Then 20/20 had a special on
TMJ, of which I taped and gave to the clinic as well, in showing that
one woman who in a 3 year period of time had spent over $18,000.00 to
help fix the TMJ and at that point found that she was no better than
what she was when she first started treatment.
I still have alot of problems from time to time, but I really feel
that these experts don't know much about TMJ - it's a fairly new
problem and I think they're still learning about it.
I've actually seen sever Dentist/TMJ specialists and have really had
much luck.
My suggestion is stick with the spint therapy if it helps from time to
time, but don't expect a cure.
-Lynn
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| 770.4 | OXNARD::HAYNES | Charles Haynes | Tue Apr 16 1991 20:47 | 6 | |
TMJ = Tempero-mandibular Joint named, like all joints, after the two bones that join there - the temporal (skull), and mandible (lower jaw). -- Charles | |||||
| 770.5 | I just had surgery for this | SOFBAS::PHILP | Fri Apr 19 1991 14:33 | 25 | |
Hello. As I am writing this I am sitting here with my mouth wired shut having just had surgery for TMJ on April 2nd. I will be back to work on April 22nd so if anyone has any particular questions feel free to send mail. I had tried for several years to avoid having surgery for this and I am so glad now that I finally went through with it. The surgeon was wonderful and I can already tell the difference. I had surgery at Beth Israel hospital in Boston. I tried the splint route but it didn't help. My jaw was just not aligned correctly and nothing would change that. I will say though that the surgeon did the surgery on my upper jaw when all other surgeons had said it was a lower jaw problem. I'm glad I waited...the upper jaw was the problem. It is very frustrating to deal with the frequent headaches and jaw popping from this and I know that many people have experienced varied degrees of "healing" from zilch to total recovery. I don't know if I've offered any assistance here... Beth | |||||