Daytime Stress may lead to grinding teeth at night

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:50 PST

Grinding Teeth at Night May Be a Sign of Daytime Stress

Those who do it appear to have difficulty coping in a positive way, researchers say

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What does " articular erosions mean ?

feeds@kickapps.com (tingu) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:59:32 PST

Hello everyone .

I'm trying to find out what that above term means in layman terms i.e. I'm assuming it means something to do with the connective tissue effecting the motion of the jaw , or is it something else ?

thanks

Tingu

Full mouth reconstruction

feeds@kickapps.com (bite718) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:26:58 PST

Hi everyone

Right now I'm having pain and I want to put my teeth back to the way they used to be, I was told that full reconstruction could be able to fix the in correction in my bite, but I don't know of any dentists anymore to even get a recommendation.

How does a person find someone to do reconstruction on your mouth, someone that you can believe in that will do the work successfully. I live in NYC, if anyone has any suggestions on how to find the right person feel free to post.

Londoner needing advice and a therapist

feeds@kickapps.com (mopantsu) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:47:19 PST

I am a 44 year old male and have facial pain. It is in my cheeks (Mainly the left side), burning earaches, sore saliva glands, burning neck pain that shifts around, pains in my left shoulder, arm and wrist and chronic somatic tinnitus (The tinnitus increases with muscle tension and anxiety or if I press or stretch my neck, head and jaw etc). Plus I get sinus congestion, headaches and wandering migraines and pains behind the eyes.

I also have other issues like GERD and IBS which may or may not be related.

Now I read about trigger points and have been poking bits of my body and find there are these sore spots that hurt like hell when I press them (There is one on my left arm just below the elbow on the top of the forearm that hurts like hell right now).

I am thinking a lot of my symptoms are muscle related due to anxiety, stress and poor lifestyle (Lack of exercise and poor diet etc). The tinnitus, fascial pain, neck pain and arm pain etc all seem to point to...

Dental Appointment

feeds@kickapps.com (Elaine2004) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:59:58 PST

Saw the dentist yesterday. It was not much fun. I had two cavities, one in the bottom front and one in the top front. Both from gritting my teeth and having such an overbite. The bottom tooth was turning dark on the top of it so he ground it down and filled it. Doesn't even show. The top one just looked real thin to me but he said it was a slight cavity too so he fixed it. Then he adjusted my splint and guess what. I woke up with a horrible headache this morning. I don't know if it is from the splint adjustment or just from the dental appointment and opening too wide. I will see tomorrow how I wake up.
The bill was almost $500.00. Unreal if you ask me. Anybody else have cavities from exess gritting?
Elaine

TMJ Signs and Symptoms and Causes

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:32:41 PST

Temporomandibular disorders are caused by problems with the muscles or joints or fibrous tissue connecting them.
People may have headaches and tenderness of the chewing muscles or may hear clicking of the joints.
Doctors or dentists can usually diagnose these disorders with a physical examination, but sometimes an imaging test is needed.
Treatment usually involves splint therapy and pain relief.

The temporomandibular joints are the connections between the temporal bones of the skull and the lower jawbone (mandible). There are two temporomandibular joints, one on each side of the face just in front of the ears. Ligaments, tendons, and muscles support the joints and are responsible for jaw movement.

TMJ Derangment Anatomy Drawing

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:09:52 PST

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Derangement - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing

TMJ Statistics

The most common cause of facial pain is temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJD), which causes recurrent or chronic pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and its associated muscles and supporting tissues. TMJD is the second most commonly occurring musculoskeletal condition resulting in pain and disability (after chronic low back pain), affecting approximately 5 to 12% of the population, with an annual cost estimated at $4 billion. About half to two-thirds of those with TMJ disorders will seek treatment. Among these, approximately 15% will develop chronic TMJD.

Currently there are no data about TMJD based on a large nationwide sample. Most of these data have been gathered from studies with smaller samples of limited population groups.

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National Instititue of DEntal and Craniofacial Research Article

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Opana ER (medication)

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:05:39 PST

Pain Management with OPANA® ER and OPANA®

OPANA ER

OPANA^® ER is indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain in patients requiring continuous, around-the-clock opioid treatment for...

TMJ & Life

feeds@kickapps.com (bite718) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:28:58 PST

Hi Everyone

I hope everyone is finding methods that are helpful in keeping the pain away and your spirit up
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I thought I would stop by and say hello, and let ppl know what is going on with my tmj and life.

My pain is manageable for now with tmj.

Now I'm back to feeling anxiety and trying to accept another condition and learning about it and trying to be hopeful.

I recently was diagnosed with a new condition, Glaucoma. I know it's treatable and it was caught early and now I take eye drops
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In March I was diagnosed with a bulging disc in my back and I took a cortisone shot and it's helped to relieve most of the pain.

Getting older seems to be a process of dealing with one condition after another. Life for now feels a lot different than years ago. I'm managing, after dealing with tmj initially I've developed skills in trying to maintain a balance knowing there are good days and some not as...

TMJ Conference

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:03:40 PST

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Dental School has 17 Millon Study of 3400 study subjects

feeds@kickapps.com (Michelle Denise) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:10:14 PST

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Maryland Dental School To Help Solve Mystery Of TMJ Jaw Pain

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Article Date: 30 Jan 2009 - 0:00 PST

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TMJ TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT @ 29 (TMJ CONCEPTS)

feeds@kickapps.com (Carey) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:21:44 PST

Hi,
I was hoping to hear from anyone who has had a total jaw joint replacement by TMJ CONCEPTS? and what experiences did you have?

I live in Australia and my tmj problems began 10 years ago when I was 19. since then I have had my left tmj disc removed 6 years ago as it was damaged beyond repair and it is now fused as a result of having bone on bone for 10 yrs. i only have an opening of 10 mm Because of this my right tmj has been compensating for the left side and doing double the work for this whole time. I have lived with chronic pain as well as trigeminal neuralgia and am on a cocktail of meds that now do not provide me with any relief as my system has become tolerant to them (over a span of 10 years). My oral surgeon has recommended a total left joint replacement as this is the last resort.

My right tmj is now dislocating more and more each day but since i have to get my tmj prosthesis custom made...

A question for you??

feeds@kickapps.com (lu jones) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:46 PST

I took a grand daughter forehead to my upper lip today. Our 4yr old was jumping on my lap and hit my lip instead. Been in awful pain ever since. Has that happened to any of you? I'm not sure what happened. OUCH!!!! Lu

TMJ and talking

feeds@kickapps.com (Caletera1) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:11:54 PST

Someone recently pointed out to me that I talk stiffly, and don't use all my mouth--like I talk while smiling. I've been thinking about this and tried to use my lips and the area around my lips more, and it pulls on my TMJ. I was thinking this was a result of the TMJD--has anyone else had this? I've never heard of this before, but I guess it makes sense.

Does anyone know how this affects long term talking or degenration?

Clenching and Grinding experiences

feeds@kickapps.com (Caletera1) — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:25:04 PST

Hi guys! It's been a long time, but I finally decided to get off the amitriptyline I had been on for clenching/grinding my teeth. It was so interfering with my energy level during the day. I've realized something and I don't know if it holds true for you all as well. I think I clench my teeth when I have excess energy to burn--not related to worry, anxiety, etc. I simply didn't use up all my energy during the day. I'm up now at 1 am since I woke up, after not going to the gym today, feeling like I drank a cup of coffee instead of chamomile tea.

Does anyone find this true for them or are you're clenching/grinding experiences more related to bite issues/anxiety/stress?

MS Contin

feeds@kickapps.com (JerrLee) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:14:24 PST

Is anyone else taking morphine? What's the difference between Oxycontin and morphine?

Anyone Had MRI With Contrast?

feeds@kickapps.com (Elaine2004) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:29:24 PST

http://www.ackone.com/nsf4/?AFID=33347&SID=CTXNSF420090403j1b147G

This is some valuable information. I had an MRI with contrast at one time but no clue when it was. I think the timeline was before this. After reading further, it only affects people who have advanced kidney disease. Always good to know though, just in case we should happen to know of someone else with these problems.
Elaine

Anterior displacement without reduction

feeds@kickapps.com (violet) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:37:30 PST

Hi
I have previously posted about my closed lock & limited mouth opening. I would really like to hear from others who have developed a sudden 'closed lock' and have disc displacement without reduction. I started physiotherapy last week- the therapist is starting off very slowly by improving my posture. I have forward head posture so I have been told to use taping on my back to improve and straighten my posture. I was given some basic jaw/head exercises to do. The physiotherapist said my problem is disc displacement and muscle tightness/fatigue, he mentioned the possibility of getting an MRI. I also went to a different dentist today, who said the first step is to get an MRI. Finally! I have seen a few doctors now & they have all said an MRI would be a waste of time. The dentist said that once he gets the MRI & confirms for sure it is a disc displacement, then he can confirm a treatment plan.

He thinks that I need to alter my current splint - i have...

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