Re: Jaw problems how treated?

[Guest guest]

No, that is not a dumb question. Several of us in the group have had

jaw problems. After all, the jaw is a joint. Fortunately, I didn't have

to have any treatment. Mine just lasted a few weeks, and then the RA

meds kicked in and made it disappear. I hope yours will also disappear.

a, the owner of the list, has had major jaw problems and will

probably respond with more help than I can give. Sue

On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at 05:14 PM, fmt2002@... wrote:

>

> Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up, how this is

> treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

> done if you can't open your mouth?

> I hope this isn't a dumb question.

> Faith

[Guest guest]

No, that is not a dumb question. Several of us in the group have had

jaw problems. After all, the jaw is a joint. Fortunately, I didn't have

to have any treatment. Mine just lasted a few weeks, and then the RA

meds kicked in and made it disappear. I hope yours will also disappear.

a, the owner of the list, has had major jaw problems and will

probably respond with more help than I can give. Sue

On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at 05:14 PM, fmt2002@... wrote:

>

> Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up, how this is

> treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

> done if you can't open your mouth?

> I hope this isn't a dumb question.

> Faith

[Guest guest]

hi faith i to suffer with fm and tmj ,i wear a night guard to protect my teeth

of a night .the dentist gave me exercises to do on my jaw and they seem to have

helped.i have to open my mouth as wide as possible which i know is hard with

tmj.then put my hand under my chin then put as much pressure as u can pushing my

chin into my hand.hope this helps u faith

fmt2002@... wrote:Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up,

how this is treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

done if you can't open your mouth?

I hope this isn't a dumb question.

Faith

[Guest guest]

hi faith i to suffer with fm and tmj ,i wear a night guard to protect my teeth

of a night .the dentist gave me exercises to do on my jaw and they seem to have

helped.i have to open my mouth as wide as possible which i know is hard with

tmj.then put my hand under my chin then put as much pressure as u can pushing my

chin into my hand.hope this helps u faith

fmt2002@... wrote:Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up,

how this is treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

done if you can't open your mouth?

I hope this isn't a dumb question.

Faith

[Guest guest]

oh so your TMJ must be caused by grinding your teeth.. I don't think that is the

issue for me. I think in this case the way it came on so sudden, it is the

swelling that is preventing me from opening my mouth fully. Not sure, I think

that exercise may irritate it... but who knows...it could work. Thanks for the

suggestion.

Faith

-------------- Original message --------------

hi faith i to suffer with fm and tmj ,i wear a night guard to protect my teeth

of a night .the dentist gave me exercises to do on my jaw and they seem to have

helped.i have to open my mouth as wide as possible which i know is hard with

tmj.then put my hand under my chin then put as much pressure as u can pushing my

chin into my hand.hope this helps u faith

fmt2002@... wrote:Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up,

how this is treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

done if you can't open your mouth?

I hope this isn't a dumb question.

Faith

[Guest guest]

oh so your TMJ must be caused by grinding your teeth.. I don't think that is the

issue for me. I think in this case the way it came on so sudden, it is the

swelling that is preventing me from opening my mouth fully. Not sure, I think

that exercise may irritate it... but who knows...it could work. Thanks for the

suggestion.

Faith

-------------- Original message --------------

hi faith i to suffer with fm and tmj ,i wear a night guard to protect my teeth

of a night .the dentist gave me exercises to do on my jaw and they seem to have

helped.i have to open my mouth as wide as possible which i know is hard with

tmj.then put my hand under my chin then put as much pressure as u can pushing my

chin into my hand.hope this helps u faith

fmt2002@... wrote:Anyone with Jaw problems? Can you give me a heads up,

how this is treated? How do you chew normally again? How do you get dental work

done if you can't open your mouth?

I hope this isn't a dumb question.

Faith

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/2005 8:40:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

fmt2002@... writes:

oh so your TMJ must be caused by grinding your teeth.. I don't think that is

the issue for me. I think in this case the way it came on so sudden, it is

the swelling that is preventing me from opening my mouth fully. Not sure, I

think that exercise may irritate it... but who knows...it could work. Thanks

for the suggestion.

I have bilateral tmj and have had surgeries. ... definitely a last resort.

Exercise made it worse for me. PT was good but hot/cold, ultrasound was what

was done in PT for my jaw. The exercise that was done was post op in order to

be able to gain some mobility (i.e. open my mouth again post op). I'm leery of

dentists and tmj... just my personal opinion. There truly is not much

knowledge about it out there and it's a real shame. If you haven't already, I'd

go

to a specialist who treats only jaws and such.

Abby

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/2005 8:40:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

fmt2002@... writes:

oh so your TMJ must be caused by grinding your teeth.. I don't think that is

the issue for me. I think in this case the way it came on so sudden, it is

the swelling that is preventing me from opening my mouth fully. Not sure, I

think that exercise may irritate it... but who knows...it could work. Thanks

for the suggestion.

I have bilateral tmj and have had surgeries. ... definitely a last resort.

Exercise made it worse for me. PT was good but hot/cold, ultrasound was what

was done in PT for my jaw. The exercise that was done was post op in order to

be able to gain some mobility (i.e. open my mouth again post op). I'm leery of

dentists and tmj... just my personal opinion. There truly is not much

knowledge about it out there and it's a real shame. If you haven't already, I'd

go

to a specialist who treats only jaws and such.

Abby