Craniofacial Pain Management and TMJ Treatment

Leading Practitioner discusses TMJ and Craniofacial Symptoms and Treatments

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[jforgizmo]

I wish medicalnewsshow, ITSM, Dr. Jolley, etc. would update their diagnostic and treatment advice for TMD. Most with TMJ pain actually have TMD, the name for chronic bruxism. It's rarely caused by teeth that don't fit together well (malocclusion). Neither surgery nor mouthguards help pain much. The good news is that you can now do an EMG sleep study for TMD and stop it with CES, double blind tested, non-invasive and FDA approved. Rent an ipod sized Grindcare from a modern dentist. Google it

[MedicalNewsShow]

I would engage you in conversation... except you don't seem to understand everyone has TMJ.. 2 of them actually... and the dysfunction of the joint isTMD... the J is for joint... the D stands for Dysfunction... and no amount of sleep will cure the dysfunction.. why are you grinding?.. you sound a lot like most of the uniformed people I meet in life.... they always have an answer.. but never a reason the problem is occuring... and just fyi.. the FDA approved every drug now in litigation....

[divinape1176]

This must be the reason why I have the symptoms of low serotonin levels when I did the questionnaires from The Mood Cure book. And it says on the book that low serotonin and TMJ are connected. I've been to wearing splint, then to braces and now two dental appliances for the day and night but I still feel depressed, hopeless and also with low self-esteem and low confidence. I thought I am the problem. But the TMJ could be the reason.

[MedicalNewsShow]

May I ask who is treating you... and do you know what Therapy protocol they follow... I have found just because you are in treatment doesn't always get you the results you desire...sadly.. as there are a wide variety of ways it is treated... does your daytime appliance have teeth indexed into it.. do you wear it when you eat...or is if flat and smooth and you remove it when you eat...

[divinape1176]

Is TMJ also related to depression and lower levels of serotonin??

[MedicalNewsShow]

It's been proven it is related to depression.... I personally have met many patients who are now off all anti-depression drugs. The interesting thing with serotonin is that it is produced in the belly.. one of the major nerves effected by TMD is the Vagus nerve.... which regulates the stomach and its activities.... but no one has been brave enough to publicly state the obvious connection there... sometimes public opinion or pressure keeps great clinicians from expressing the obvious...

[cactimargie]

I have tmj tmd because my right 4 crowned teeth are shorter than the left crowned teeth , and they also have a wide inner range that causes my jaw to become twisted and extend too far to the right. What I have noticed is now I can't breathe through my nose. This is very uncomforable being a mouth breather at all times . My question is: do other people with tmd also have this problem? After over 1 1/2 years my conditon continues to deteriorate.:) A dentist caused this.

[ccarrieb]

@bhikhiasilsala

You and me both, I had poor orthodontic work done, that caused so many problems, I made a video as well, I wish you the best, Carrie

[BigPandaBearHug]

Seriously.........I can barely hear you guys speaking in this videos, and all the other videos made my "MedicalNewsShow".............­......................Good videos, but hard to hear what the hec u guys are saying!!!!!!!!

[divinape1176]

You may not know the dentist as I'm living in the Philippines. Actually, I don't know the therapy protocol. She only treated it with splint and braces. Ah, she massaged my back thrice before. Indexed? Is that the one that fits right into your teeth? I don't have to remove it. The locking and clicking has reduced as well as the pain but I felt it has affected my mental and emotional health. But I'm really not sure. I might need to look for a second opinion.