Has anyone here ever been diagnosed with TMJ? if so what were some of your symptoms?

Answer 1

TMJ manifests itself in many different ways. soreness in the joint, headaches, sore muscles in the neck, shoulder , and back- sometimes ear aches. the level of discomfort ranges from mildly irritating to excruciating

the initial treatment is often a night guard and there are different styles of nightguards so you may have to try more than one to get the right one for you.

Answer 2

My son was diagnosed with TMJ 2 years ago, he is now 19. His symptoms were: Pain in joint of the jaw on both sides of his face when he talked or chewed. He was informed to do some Jaw excersises, and wore a mouth guard to bed for 2 months. No complaints ever since.

Answer 3

Yes I have TMJ. It's a dislocation of your jaw. It will get sore and sometimes pop out of place. If you stick your fingers in your ears and open your mouth wide you can feel the dislocation slightly. If I chew gum I get a headache because of my TMJ so my dentist told me to stop. Other than that no symptoms except a sore jaw if I'm chewing extra hard on something.

Answer 4

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a diarthrosis joint that connects the mandible (lower jaw) to the temporal bone at the side of a skull. As a modified hinge joint, not only does the TMJ enable the jaw to open and close, it also enables the jaw to move forward and backward, as well as laterally.

This is a ginglymo-arthrodial joint; the parts entering into its formation on either side are: the anterior part of the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and the articular tubercle above; and the condyle of the mandible below.

Classification of disorders involving the temporomandibular joint involve six categories. First, disorders can be described as functional disturbances, which is also called temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS), TMJ pain dysfunction syndrome, or mandibular dysfunction. This disorder is marked by an acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint. Second, disorders of the temporomandibular joint can manifest as organic disease entities. These include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and infectious arthritis. Third, there can be ankylosis ("fusion") of various structures of the joint. Subcategories of ankylosis include fibrous and bony ankylosis. Fourth, trauma to the temporomandibular joint can result in fractures or non-fractures. Fifth, disorders can result from the condylar head of the mandible being trapped anterior to its correct location and thus are referred to as dislocations. A dislocation may be chronic or acute. Sixth, disorders of the temporomandibular joint may include tumors, though this occurs very rarely. Tumors may express in the form of osteomas, ostochondromas, soft tissue invasions, or metastasis from a different tumor in the body.

Answer 5

yep. symptoms are pain in the jaw and bad headaches.
the dentist I saw at the time wanted to do all kinds of reconstructive procedures on my mouth. glad I never went back to him again! eventually the pain went away on its own.
I believe it was related to stress.

I've heard that simply sleeping with a mouthpiece (which you could get custom molded to your teeth and spend tons of $$$ at the dentist - or could simply buy a mouthguard thingy) will help this problem. That TMJ can be caused (or exacerbated) by grinding your teeth while you sleep. I never actually tried the mouthpiece idea, though, because my TMJ pain went away on its own (as my job stress worked itself out).

that's all I know.

Answer 6

My 12 year old daughter has it. Her jaw gets sore and locks up on her. Her jaw gets tight and causes her to have a headache. It is terribly painful. A dentist or orthodontist can diagnose and in some instances treat to relieve some of the pressure.
My daughter has had some orthodontia work done and it has relieved some of the pain. She isn't crying every day now.

Answer 7

I have tmj. My jaw just locks up on me a lot.

Answer 8

Yup. It started off with constant pain that felt like ear infections, but infact were caused by my teeth grinding. Now if I eat very chewy or crunchy things or open my mouth to wide for yawning and **** I hear weird clicks and stuff. And it hurts sometimes. If you have it real bad you can get stuck with your mouth open, luckily it hasn't happened to me yet!

Answer 9

Jaw making popping noise when you yawn or open your mouth wide. Some jaw pain.

Answer 10

Yes I have it and when I open my mouth it clicks or pops. It does hurt but not that bad. Just keep you mouth shut:)