Hi! new here

[Guest guest]

I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am adult

with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have ground

my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by creating a

normal bite with surgery?

Thanks,

d

[Guest guest]

That's pretty usual and customary, I think.

After I had surgery, was all healed, and was visiting my surgeon for

the last time, I told him that I felt I had to pull my lower jaw back

to close things properly.

He said, " That's because you've been posturing forward for so long.

Now you have to learn your new mouth. "

As for troubles with the TMJs. Be careful here. Many people do get

relief from the surgery. A few people find that things get worse. The

surgery can go either way on that one. Ask your docs what they think.

Mine did indeed get significantly better. (And a few insurance

policies exclude surgery on the TMJ. Read your policy to figure out

how you need to file.)

I don't know whether periodontic problems are involved with whether

or not you save your teeth. They were, in my case, and my

periodontist has told me that everything is much, much better on that

front. " Your bite was so destructive, " she said. I think she believes

that having the surgery and getting my mouth lined up properly has

preserved the teeth.

As for insurance companies, they can be another whole world. You

need, as I hope you know, to be pursuing a claim under your MEDICAL

coverage, not whatever dental policy. My surgeon handled the request

for precert for me, and it went through on the first request. Others

have had fierce battles, even some winding up with appeals that were

subsequently approved, and a few having to go to court. It does seem

that some companies just think if they're recalcitrant enough about

it, their patients will give up and pay for it themselves.

Mine was submitted, and approved, as a necessary repair of a

congenital skeletal deformity, dysplasia of the jaws...

Good wishes to you,

Cammie

> I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am adult

> with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

> actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

> successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

> strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have

ground

> my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

> insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

> lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by creating

a

> normal bite with surgery?

>

> Thanks,

>

> d

[Guest guest]

I'm also an adult with a 16mm overbite and also TMJ. I can relate to

you in every way especially the jaw, neck and shoulder pain. I went

to physical therapy twice in order to help the pain and, at that time

didn't know if was from TMJ, nothing worked. When I finally was

diagnosed with TMJ, I did research on it and found out that my neck,

jaw and shoulder pain is a result of TMJ. I have constant daily pain

in my neck and have to have it massaged almost daily to let go some

of the pressure. How big is your overbite? I have been denied twice

for surgery to widen my upper and bring forward my lower. I'm

working on my third appeal now. I need this surgery so bad that it's

getting worse year by year. I'm 34 now. My top teeth are slowly

rotting away because my teeth do not line up correctly. I find that

bringing my lower jaw forward to make it look like I have normal bite

only increases the pain in my neck so I try not to do it, even for

eating. Good luck to you!

> I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am adult

> with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

> actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

> successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

> strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have

ground

> my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

> insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

> lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by creating

a

> normal bite with surgery?

>

> Thanks,

>

> d

[Guest guest]

That's a pretty large overbite, but I suppose everything is relative,

and it depends a lot on how large your mouth is overall.

I believe (minirascal) had a 17 mm overbite, and had trouble

finding specialists who would take on her case. Eventually she found

doctors who were able to use a combination of osteogenic distraction

and surgical movement to accomplish the result. She did, however,

have to have considerable surgery, and the distraction was quite

painful, she said. You might want to do an archive search and read

some of her posts on the subject.

I'm also gonna mention one of Fiddlesticks' favorite topics,

because she's super busy at work right now, and I know she feels it

worked so well for her.

She had a considerable overbite, and felt that her whole skeletal

system was out of kilter with interrelated glitches. Her orthodontist

specializes in TMJ, and set up up with a program of cranio-skeletal

massage, which then also led to yoga and chiropractic, as well. I

believe she has found major relief from the whole process. You might

at least want to investigate it as a possibility.

Cammie

> > I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am

adult

> > with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

> > actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

> > successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

> > strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have

> ground

> > my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

> > insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

> > lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by

creating

> a

> > normal bite with surgery?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > d

[Guest guest]

That's a pretty large overbite, but I suppose everything is relative,

and it depends a lot on how large your mouth is overall.

I believe (minirascal) had a 17 mm overbite, and had trouble

finding specialists who would take on her case. Eventually she found

doctors who were able to use a combination of osteogenic distraction

and surgical movement to accomplish the result. She did, however,

have to have considerable surgery, and the distraction was quite

painful, she said. You might want to do an archive search and read

some of her posts on the subject.

I'm also gonna mention one of Fiddlesticks' favorite topics,

because she's super busy at work right now, and I know she feels it

worked so well for her.

She had a considerable overbite, and felt that her whole skeletal

system was out of kilter with interrelated glitches. Her orthodontist

specializes in TMJ, and set up up with a program of cranio-skeletal

massage, which then also led to yoga and chiropractic, as well. I

believe she has found major relief from the whole process. You might

at least want to investigate it as a possibility.

Cammie

> > I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am

adult

> > with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

> > actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

> > successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

> > strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have

> ground

> > my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

> > insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

> > lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by

creating

> a

> > normal bite with surgery?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > d

[Guest guest]

That's a pretty large overbite, but I suppose everything is relative,

and it depends a lot on how large your mouth is overall.

I believe (minirascal) had a 17 mm overbite, and had trouble

finding specialists who would take on her case. Eventually she found

doctors who were able to use a combination of osteogenic distraction

and surgical movement to accomplish the result. She did, however,

have to have considerable surgery, and the distraction was quite

painful, she said. You might want to do an archive search and read

some of her posts on the subject.

I'm also gonna mention one of Fiddlesticks' favorite topics,

because she's super busy at work right now, and I know she feels it

worked so well for her.

She had a considerable overbite, and felt that her whole skeletal

system was out of kilter with interrelated glitches. Her orthodontist

specializes in TMJ, and set up up with a program of cranio-skeletal

massage, which then also led to yoga and chiropractic, as well. I

believe she has found major relief from the whole process. You might

at least want to investigate it as a possibility.

Cammie

> > I have a few questions for members who suffer with TMD. I am

adult

> > with an overbite. I have postured my lower jaw for years. I've

> > actually been able to hide my overbite from others quite

> > successfully. My problem is I have constant headaches, muscles

> > strains in my jaw, neck and shoulders. I also clench and have

> ground

> > my teeth down so far I could lose them. I am waiting to see if my

> > insurance will cover my surgery. Does anyone out there pull their

> > lower jaw forward? Has anyone with TMD had some relief by

creating

> a

> > normal bite with surgery?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > d