Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hi Genie, Sounds like you have TMJ and clentching and grinding teeth (TMJ) would cause myofascial pain. And it also causes pain in your teeth so you think it is a tooth ache but it is really from the TMJ. Take care, Elena "gypseystarrose@..." wrote: ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hi Genie, Sounds like you have TMJ and clentching and grinding teeth (TMJ) would cause myofascial pain. And it also causes pain in your teeth so you think it is a tooth ache but it is really from the TMJ. Take care, Elena "gypseystarrose@..." wrote: ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 aloha genie! no no no no - Myofacial pain is kinda the same as FMS -- oh shoot...i'm not the person to ask for the definition.... but from what i read: docs USED to refer to TMJ as "myofacial" -- but my understanding is that it means something else (pain in tissues or something like that) SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE: help me out here! LOL! alooooooooooha jaana pain and myfacialpain ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 aloha genie! no no no no - Myofacial pain is kinda the same as FMS -- oh shoot...i'm not the person to ask for the definition.... but from what i read: docs USED to refer to TMJ as "myofacial" -- but my understanding is that it means something else (pain in tissues or something like that) SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE: help me out here! LOL! alooooooooooha jaana pain and myfacialpain ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 If Myofacial pain is the reason I have been wearing salopas on my face I am in serious trouble. And by the way as I told every one a while back not to put them to close to tender areas down below, they work better than biore pore strips. I have been diagnosed with TMJ for 25 years, but they went in and removed my wisdom teeth and except for the clicking and locking my joint does it did not help the pain from my forehead down to the jaw bone,,,,,I am so sick of this.....Debi YounceJaana Mäkipää wrote: aloha genie! no no no no - Myofacial pain is kinda the same as FMS -- oh shoot...i'm not the person to ask for the definition.... but from what i read: docs USED to refer to TMJ as "myofacial" -- but my understanding is that it means something else (pain in tissues or something like that) SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE: help me out here! LOL! alooooooooooha jaana pain and myfacialpain ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 If Myofacial pain is the reason I have been wearing salopas on my face I am in serious trouble. And by the way as I told every one a while back not to put them to close to tender areas down below, they work better than biore pore strips. I have been diagnosed with TMJ for 25 years, but they went in and removed my wisdom teeth and except for the clicking and locking my joint does it did not help the pain from my forehead down to the jaw bone,,,,,I am so sick of this.....Debi YounceJaana Mäkipää wrote: aloha genie! no no no no - Myofacial pain is kinda the same as FMS -- oh shoot...i'm not the person to ask for the definition.... but from what i read: docs USED to refer to TMJ as "myofacial" -- but my understanding is that it means something else (pain in tissues or something like that) SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE: help me out here! LOL! alooooooooooha jaana pain and myfacialpain ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 If Myofacial pain is the reason I have been wearing salopas on my face I am in serious trouble. And by the way as I told every one a while back not to put them to close to tender areas down below, they work better than biore pore strips. I have been diagnosed with TMJ for 25 years, but they went in and removed my wisdom teeth and except for the clicking and locking my joint does it did not help the pain from my forehead down to the jaw bone,,,,,I am so sick of this.....Debi YounceJaana Mäkipää wrote: aloha genie! no no no no - Myofacial pain is kinda the same as FMS -- oh shoot...i'm not the person to ask for the definition.... but from what i read: docs USED to refer to TMJ as "myofacial" -- but my understanding is that it means something else (pain in tissues or something like that) SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE: help me out here! LOL! alooooooooooha jaana pain and myfacialpain ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I do and I do to each of the below with my TMJ. One habit I had for years was chewing the inside of my cheeks from nerves. I can no lolonger do this as of the past year, my Jaw gets stuck.....I HATE THIS BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Devi YounceElena Mutter wrote: Hi Genie, Sounds like you have TMJ and clentching and grinding teeth (TMJ) would cause myofascial pain. And it also causes pain in your teeth so you think it is a tooth ache but it is really from the TMJ. Take care, Elena "gypseystarrose@..." wrote: ok, it seems as if i, go from pain in one area to another if that is what you are talking about always being in pain.and second, this my0faceial pain everyone talks about. is that like when you goto take a bite or drink of somthing its like a electrical shock going through your jawbone. it does not happen all the time. but usally with the first bite of somthing. i, always figured it had to deal with my clenching of my jaw, so hard. its been a bad reflex of mind so long i, dont even realize i'm doing it. and it is at such a degree i've put a whole in my denutes after only having them 3 years. now after 8 years they are worn thin. ane the whole is much larger.genie1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I also have TMJ and sometimes wonder that my teeth aren't as bad as I expected them to be. My youngest brother has ground his teeth to nubs. I catch myself " bearing down " and make myself stop. I've got a crown on one of my molars that cracked when I passed out in the bathroom about 5 years ago and a chunk fell out of it 6 months later. Every once in a while another tiny piece comes off, and I try not to chew on that side. I keep it clean as possible, but my teeth are really crooked and I hate to smile because of them. At least the missing chunk is on the inside. I paid $800 (after insurance) for that dratted crown, and it lasted me less than 5 years. I'm sure not getting another one. When this one finally falls out, they can just yank out the post it's attached to. Maybe it'll straighten my teeth some. I've still got a wisdom tooth, that tries to erupt every time I'm on my period. It aches like all get-out, as it's severely impacted, but after the dry-socket & bone infection I got after the one on the other side was removed, I'm not going to chance it. Besides, with fibro, I've learned to redefine pain, and a wisdom tooth moving around in my jaw isn't nearly as painful as my hips and thighs are. I too chew the insides of my cheeks, and I have a tendency to chew on my lower lip as well, until I've got a huge lump. But I keep on chewing away. I gave up gum after my crown broke, so I need something to chew on, lol! cyn At 04:03 PM 3/13/2005 -0800, Deborah Younce wrote: I do and I do to each of the below with my TMJ. One habit I had for years was chewing the inside of my cheeks from nerves. I can no lolonger do this as of the past year, my Jaw gets stuck.....I HATE THIS BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Devi Younce cyn FSG Mod Fibromyalgia_Support_Group clmerritt@... YIM ID cynmerritt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 ugh! i dont have dental insurance, so i was forced to have 4 teeth pulled out (coz i couldn't afford fillings & root canals) -- anyway, i got Dry Socket and that hurt like the dickens.... sometimes i wish i could just have the rest of my teeth pulled out and just get some dentures..... -jaana Re: pain and myfacialpain I also have TMJ and sometimes wonder that my teeth aren't as bad as I expected them to be. My youngest brother has ground his teeth to nubs. I catch myself "bearing down" and make myself stop. I've got a crown on one of my molars that cracked when I passed out in the bathroom about 5 years ago and a chunk fell out of it 6 months later. Every once in a while another tiny piece comes off, and I try not to chew on that side. I keep it clean as possible, but my teeth are really crooked and I hate to smile because of them. At least the missing chunk is on the inside. I paid $800 (after insurance) for that dratted crown, and it lasted me less than 5 years. I'm sure not getting another one. When this one finally falls out, they can just yank out the post it's attached to. Maybe it'll straighten my teeth some. I've still got a wisdom tooth, that tries to erupt every time I'm on my period. It aches like all get-out, as it's severely impacted, but after the dry-socket & bone infection I got after the one on the other side was removed, I'm not going to chance it. Besides, with fibro, I've learned to redefine pain, and a wisdom tooth moving around in my jaw isn't nearly as painful as my hips and thighs are.I too chew the insides of my cheeks, and I have a tendency to chew on my lower lip as well, until I've got a huge lump. But I keep on chewing away. I gave up gum after my crown broke, so I need something to chew on, lol!cyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 i HAVE A GOLD CROWN AFTER A ROOT CANNAL, AND THAT TOOTHiS driving me nuts, THE JAW PAIN IS GETTING WORSEJaana Mäkipää wrote: ugh! i dont have dental insurance, so i was forced to have 4 teeth pulled out (coz i couldn't afford fillings & root canals) -- anyway, i got Dry Socket and that hurt like the dickens.... sometimes i wish i could just have the rest of my teeth pulled out and just get some dentures..... -jaana Re: pain and myfacialpain I also have TMJ and sometimes wonder that my teeth aren't as bad as I expected them to be. My youngest brother has ground his teeth to nubs. I catch myself "bearing down" and make myself stop. I've got a crown on one of my molars that cracked when I passed out in the bathroom about 5 years ago and a chunk fell out of it 6 months later. Every once in a while another tiny piece comes off, and I try not to chew on that side. I keep it clean as possible, but my teeth are really crooked and I hate to smile because of them. At least the missing chunk is on the inside. I paid $800 (after insurance) for that dratted crown, and it lasted me less than 5 years. I'm sure not getting another one. When this one finally falls out, they can just yank out the post it's attached to. Maybe it'll straighten my teeth some. I've still got a wisdom tooth, that tries to erupt every time I'm on my period. It aches like all get-out, as it's severely impacted, but after the dry-socket & bone infection I got after the one on the other side was removed, I'm not going to chance it. Besides, with fibro, I've learned to redefine pain, and a wisdom tooth moving around in my jaw isn't nearly as painful as my hips and thighs are.I too chew the insides of my cheeks, and I have a tendency to chew on my lower lip as well, until I've got a huge lump. But I keep on chewing away. I gave up gum after my crown broke, so I need something to chew on, lol!cyn1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 sometimes i wish i could just have the rest of my teeth pulled out and just get some dentures..... I am having this done. My teeth are horrible - I have no back teeth on the bottom right, I have three broken front teeth and the rest of them are rotted very bad. I never had a cavity until I started having kids Everytime I was pregnant I had hyperemesis gravidirum (sp?) which means I through up the entire time - up to and including labor/delivery. I was on IV therapy, got a pic line, and a billion medicines shot in me. What suffered the most was my teeth - which are susceptible during pregnancy anyway. So now I will probably have all of them pulled in the next two months. They did root canals in a couple of my bottom teeth so that they can cut them off at the gumline and leave the roots in to perserve the bone, since I am so young. It sucks though - real bad. But it will be nice to smile again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 sometimes i wish i could just have the rest of my teeth pulled out and just get some dentures..... I am having this done. My teeth are horrible - I have no back teeth on the bottom right, I have three broken front teeth and the rest of them are rotted very bad. I never had a cavity until I started having kids Everytime I was pregnant I had hyperemesis gravidirum (sp?) which means I through up the entire time - up to and including labor/delivery. I was on IV therapy, got a pic line, and a billion medicines shot in me. What suffered the most was my teeth - which are susceptible during pregnancy anyway. So now I will probably have all of them pulled in the next two months. They did root canals in a couple of my bottom teeth so that they can cut them off at the gumline and leave the roots in to perserve the bone, since I am so young. It sucks though - real bad. But it will be nice to smile again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 One of my brothers had all his teeth pulled when he was about 24, because they were crooked (like mine and our other brother) and he wanted to look good. So he got dentures, then went around blaming our mother because she didn't get us braces when we were kids. cyn At 06:50 AM 3/16/2005 -1000, Jaana Mäkipää wrote: sometimes i wish i could just have the rest of my teeth pulled out and just get some dentures..... cyn FSG Mod Fibromyalgia_Support_Group clmerritt@... YIM ID cynmerritt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.