Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Location: mississippi
Tmj Like Symptoms After Dental Work. Posted: 11-03-03 15:17pm
I recently had a bunch of dental work
done, and I am now suffering tmj like
symptoms. My teeth hurt, I have ringing
in my ears, stiffness in my shoulders, and
sore gums. This is all contained on my
left side. There are times when the pain
is severe and the ringing is driving me
nuts!! I have been to my dentist, an oral
surgeon, my regular md and a tmj
specialist. The speciaist says that I
have tmj. I have dental work left to do,
but my main question is if my bottom
molars are missing how can I be grinding
my teeth. I know that tmj can be confused
with trigmenial neuralgia and I have no
insurance. Is there anyone out there in a
similar position? Please let me know what
you have encountered.
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theorginalmonkey
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Binghamton NY
Re: Posted: 11-16-03 23:00pm
that is how I felt when I heard what you
were going through. When it happened to
me, I was 14 years old and having my
wisdom teeth out. Unfortunetly the dummy
didn't believe me when I said I had a
small bite. He pulled my jaw out of its
socket as well as spraining my face, neck
and upper back.
It was several months
before any sign of relief came. It has
been 8 years this march and i'm still on
soft foods. I did upper and lower
splints... Not a chance in heck they did
anything but make it worse.
The only thing I think I
should of done then was keep calm as
stupid as it sounds. The more worked up
you are, the tighter the muscles, the more
they pull out your jaw. And keep sitting
up straight as well.
You are very lucky in the
fact that this is relatively recent when
they caught it. You have the chance of
being able to slavage your jaw before you
damage it beyond repair like many of us.
If you need to talk about
it, you can im me on this name or give me
an holler on my email. I know your pain
and I apologize that it happened. It's
difficult when it occurs at the hands of
someone else.
Remember stay nice and loose! Sit up
straight with shoulders back and neck in!
that is how I felt when I heard what you
were going through. When it happened to
me, I was 14 years old and having my
wisdom teeth out. Unfortunetly the dummy
didn't believe me when I said I had a
small bite. He pulled my jaw out of its
socket as well as spraining my face, neck
and upper back.
