Please help...I have TMJ and my jaw locks frequently. I can usually get it to unlock by pushing on my lower jaw. However, I have not been able to get my jaw to unlock for over a week and I am sore. What can I do??/
2007-05-02 08:38:17 · 7 answers · asked by Andrea M 2 in Health ➔ Dental
P.S. what kind of doctor do I go for this??/ Just any dentist or a certain kind?
2007-05-02 08:43:31 · update #1
you need to go to the emergency room. it could be more serious than you think it is.
2007-05-02 08:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by supercool5788 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TMJ is a b**** to live with. I've had it for 8 years and have tried everything. I chewed through 4 different mouth guards, had steroid injections into my jaw, and even had my joint replaced and I'm still in pain everyday.
If your jaw has been locked for a week then you need to see an oral surgeon/maxillofacial doctor. When you make your appointment be sure to ask if the doctor treats TMJ disorders as many don't. My advice is to not get stuck taking pain medications for relief. I went this route and ended up getting hooked on them. Now nothing gives me relief. I'm scheduled for a second surgery next month by a different doctor.
Don't let anyone tell you that it's all in your head. TMJ is one of the most painful disorders to have and is a true problem.....the pain is right up there with kidney stones and giving birth!
Good luck and I hope you get some relief soon.
2007-05-02 12:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by Lempster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want some immediate help a couple things you can do are:
massage the muscles on the side of your head just above your jaw (temporalis muscle). Massage it in an up/down direction.
stretch the muscles of your neck by sitting on 1 hand and tilting your head to the opposite side and hold it 30 seconds...do each side twice
These things will help some but you should go to see your dentist to get this fixed. You may have to go see a physical therapist who specializes in TMJ.
2007-05-02 08:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would see an orthodontist, he or she may want you to see a TMJ speacialist and they are not usally far from people. I know there is one in Omaha, Nebraska. If you jaw locks for over 2 days you should see an ortho or dentist right away. So you better get going!
2007-05-02 09:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Emily Answers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 years ago I've been involved in a car wreck and even since suffered with severe on and off facial and jaw pain. I've tried almost everything western medicine had to offer and had visited countless of specialist, had done ct scans, and therapies but to no avail. The doctors I have been to had persisted that there wasn't anything wrong with me and that almost drove me crazy as I was going through hell from this condition. According to all my symptoms I was diagnosed by a holistic doctor as having TMJ and he had recommended this book to me. After following the recommendation in the book for several weeks, it had changed my life. I got immediate relief after following the unique set of exercises in the book and after 2 weeks the jaw and face pain had completely gone. I only wish I would have ordered this program years ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain and anguish.
2016-05-20 05:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TMJ comes with assorted consequences. looking on your very own subject concerns, one undemanding ingredient is anti inflammatories alongside with advil to help shrink the joint swelling which has you locking in place. moist warmth is great for this additionally, take a moist towel and place in the microwave for 20 seconds then u shape it under your chin going up on your TMJ joint to help relieve your indicators. The chew airplane in which you're donning won't be set on your jaws convenience point in comfortable place. it relatively is had to hunt for a dental place of work it relatively is experienced in TMJ, the right analysis approach is tensing and looking out your comfortable poistion of the TMJ joint relieving what's called the 5th/seventh trigeminal nerve which reasons discomfort by fact of mis alignment. as quickly as the comfortable state is gained, then a TMJ equipment must be made merely on the decrease arch no longer the better. seek for somebody who's experienced in this section and survive anti inflammatories until eventually you get some alleviation, additionally consume comfortable meals so as which you do no longer overwork the joint. No gums chewing the two. desire you sense extra useful quickly
2016-10-04 06:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make an appt with dentist who treats TMJ disorders (not all do, but will know someone to refer you to). Meanwhile take Tylenol, warm compress to the jaw (by your ear), and de-stress.
2007-05-02 08:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by elyse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You poor thing, my husband has TMJ and insurance doesn't cover TMJ for some reason. Go to the doctor and good luck.
2007-05-02 08:50:52 · answer #8 · answered by faerie_dark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i advise seeing a neurologist, valium will relax your jaw muscles and allow the bone to slide along the disks.....steroids will take the swelling away
2007-05-02 20:43:05 · answer #9 · answered by pigeyejackson999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its been a week you should go to your doctor.
2007-05-02 08:42:13 · answer #10 · answered by wigglemommyof3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋