Re: Bonnie: Jaw hurts!---Update! HELP!

That's how my TMJ problems started, after having a large filling done on an
upper back tooth, i.e. my mouth was wide open for quite a while. My dentist
at the time said she could feel the knots in the muscles all throughout that
cheek - the right side in my case. The biggest help for me was a guard made
by my dentist, but it cost a small fortune. Also the chiro I was seeing at
the time taught me some tricks to release those muscles.

Over time, I learned how to help it out to some degree myself by moving the
jaw around. Also, I learned over the last couple of years that when I had
any PT or traction or massage done on my neck, my jaw also released. So now
when it bothers me, I stretch out my neck a lot as well as shifting my jaw
around and massaging the jaw area itself. Don't know if any of those tricks
will help you, but they might be worth a shot. I know my was so bad for a
while that I couldn't stand to smile and sipping hot beverages was torture.
For a coffee addict like me, that was almost a doomsday scenario! LOL

One of the dental hygienists I see now says that for people who don't grind
or clench their teeth, TMJ probs are usually due to cramped up muscles and/or
one set of muscles (either opening or closing) being stronger than the other
and pulling things out of alignment. I think that's what happened with me.

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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:58:26 -0400, Bonnie Brien wrote
(in message <2946-434C51A2-1007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> Hurts when I
>
> eat
> smile
> every morning when I wake up
> chew food
> put pressure on jaw
> open mouth wide
>
> Only on left side
>
> I've never had any jaw trouble after surgery before with my jaw-ever
>
> Bonnie
>


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