What is tmj and how to get rid of it?

Question

i have tried chewing gum.

Answer 1

TMJ stands for temporal mandibular joint. It is joint pain or cracking in your jaw. It can be caused by stress, and jaw clenching, but there may be other causes too.

I had TMJ problems 15 years ago, and it got so bad that I ended up having surgery for it. Chewing gum, I believe will make it worse. It would have for me anyways. It effects people in different ways, and I seriously wouldn't take advice from anyone on here (except me, tee-hee). Remember there are 11 year olds throwing advice out on here. Physical therapy may help you, and my dentist (now), says that he's never heard of anyone who was helped by surgery. I didn't have much of a choice though, because my disk slipped, and my jaw was stuck mostly closed. Every once in a while it gets sore, and I do some stretches to help it.

I would check with a dentist if you have concerns. Also, you could do some research from the Yahoo home page. I typed in TMJ, and came up with 2 million results.

Good luck!
(And STOP chewing gum until you find out!!)

Answer 2

I think it stands for temporal-mandibular jaw pain. It comes from either grinding or clenching your teeth, typically at night. If you sleep with someone, ask them if they can tell you if are doing either of these. If you have good dental insurance you can get fitted for a bite plane to wear at night. They're quite expensive--I think the co-pay on the one I got was something like $100. If you can't get a bite-plane, you can go to a sporting goods store and get one of those cheap mouth gards that hockey players wear. You put them in a pot of boiling water, which softens the plastic and then bite down on it so that it fits your teeth. Also, when you see the dentist, get checked to see if your bite is off and and the dentist will grind down one or two of your teeth to get a better fit. (I had this done as well.)
I had tmj pain pretty bad last year. Chewing gum during the day helped me because I had problems mostly at the end of the day, meaning that I was mostly clenching during the day rather than grinding at night, which my husband told me I did not do. I wasn't that successful at wearing the bite plane at night, it made me drool. Ultimately, what really helped me the most was changing my job. The stress was making me clench like a clam by the end of my shift...

Answer 3

Your tmj is your temporal-mandibular joint.

You have two one on each side of the jaw

you should keep them.

If they cause you pain, you should should try to avoid doing the things that hurt, it may be swollen or inflamed similar to other joints from arthritis or it could be the muscles got stretched or cramped, try heat or and cold see if one helps for a few minutes and book time with your doctor.

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Answer 4

TMJ (temporal mandibular joints)

Tmj problem occurs when your 3rd molar are errupting and could it be possible if you have a wrong bite. Much better to consult a dentist for this serious matter to give you some advice what to do.

Answer 5

Go to a Chiropractic Physician they can teach you how to self adjust this The other option is braces and having teeth pulled.
I have TMJ but rarely any pain any more because I know how to self adjust you have to see it to understand.
Here is just one article on it.
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/16/12/04.html

Answer 6

im not sure what it stands for but basically it means you are grinding your teeth at night. youll feel the pain on the sides of ur jaws, thats usually how u can tell you have it. and u can have really bad headaches as well. depending on how bad it is, a dentist can actually see that you grind your teeth. i had to use one of those mouth guard type things. it was a plastic mold that went over either my top or bottom teeth and when i grinded at night, i would grind the plastic rather than my teeth. hope this helps.

Answer 7

is that what they call lock jaw??