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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:42 am
by xlostgirlx
Does anyone have TMJ along with their anxiety?
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:37 am
by Guest
Yes I have TMJ. Does it cause you anxiety to have it?
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:36 pm
by Guest
Most people say Anxiety causes TMJ especially anger. I just didn't know if many people have it or not in this group. And i wanted to know how they deal with it and share their advice.
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:59 am
by Guest
May help,
TMJ syndrome can be caused by trauma, disease, wear due to aging, or habits.
* Trauma: Trauma is divided into microtrauma and macrotrauma. Microtrauma is internal, such as bruxism (grinding the teeth) and clenching (jaw tightening). This continual hammering on the temporomandibular joint can change the alignment of the teeth. Muscle involvement causes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the joint. Teeth grinding (bruxism) and clenching are habits that may be diagnosed in people who complain of pain in the temporomandibular joint or have facial pain that includes the muscles involved in chewing (myofascial pain). Macrotrauma, such as a punch to the jaw or impact in an accident, can break the jawbone or damage the disc.
o Bruxism: Teeth grinding as a habit can result in muscle spasm and inflammatory reactions, thus causing the initial pain. Changes in the normal stimuli or height of the teeth, misalignment of the teeth, and changes in the chewing muscles may cause temporomandibular joint changes. Generally, someone who has a habit of grinding his or her teeth will do so mostly during sleep. In some cases, the grinding may be so loud that it disturbs others.
o Clenching: Someone who clenches continually bites on things while awake. This might be chewing gum, a pen or pencil, or fingernails. The constant pounding on the joint causes the pain. Stress is often blamed for tension in the jaw, leading to a clenched jaw.
Mouth guard at night might help ?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:12 am
by Guest
Something happened on New years that was a Trauma for me since i lost someone. After that around Febuary i started getting a horrible pain in my mouth so bad i wanted to go to the hospital. Then now its still here i notice that when i sleep i clench my teeth tight and the pain stays throughout the day unless i take a painkiller. I have tried a mouth guard and the dentist told me that having a mouthguard that isn't specially made doesn't help it actually makes it worse because im biting down hard on it. And the specially made ones are very very expensive.
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:55 pm
by Guest
True,
They made one for me at 250.00 dollars and after I got it I said to myself ????? I could have made myself one at much less cost out of the football mouth guards I made," myself" for football as a kid.Sometimes you have to think out of the box.Those mouth guards are very cheap.