TMJ disorder

i know a girl that got botox for her tmj ...lol now her face doesn't hurt and it is so darn firm

Botox? Really... Hmmm... that's interesting. I've never heard of that. I need to talk to my dentist. Bleh...not like I didn't already need to get my teeth straightened.

If it's really bad, the dentist has to break your jaw and realign it.  Scary.

Hmm...I'll have to keep that in mind.

P.S.-B-Money: I love your signature avatars. So awesome.

yeah that is super scary... she has had really bad tmj like she can't even fit three fingering in her mouth.... talk to you doctor first and talk to your insurance some of them cover it and some of them don't  and it gets quite pricey since obviously result are not perment. hope you feel better!!

Don't start with BoTox!!! Wayy too expensive and there are risks. I'm in Physical Therapy school and we can actually help this problem.  Unfortunately I don't have much info to give you because it's such a quick unit in school, but there are people that specialize in this area. Most of the treatment has to do with simple head/neck exercises and good posture. Posture is actually very very important. For starters your head should be centered over your neck, not sticking way out in front (most people do this, especially after sitting in front of a computer). So try and notice when your head is sticking too far forwards and pull it back and tuck in your chin.  Another unfortunately, this kinda promotes a double chin    but it's worth it.  Keep your lips just touching, not pushing hard together or open wide and try to relax your jaw.

That's just off the top of my head, but you should look into either physical therapy or physiotherapy, depending on which side of the Atlantic you are from!!

If you're in Canada it's physiotherapy too!

That's some great advice there. I have had short bouts of this disorder as well and physio helps a lot. I forgot about it until you mentioned it.

I have TMJ as well... no fun. It acts up more when i am stressed out, and gives me killer head aches, and my jaw hurts most days... ug My sister & i both have it as well...

my dentist told me to make sure i do not clench my jaw a lot, and a good habit is to put your toung on the rough of your mouth because you cant clench than...

I have TMJD as well... had it for 15 years.

I can't tell you the last time I've been able to enjoy chewing gum or corn on the cob.  People always look at me strange when I have to cut the corn off the cob before I eat it.

I was prescribed a mouthpiece as well and I can say it's helped a lot, but hasn't corrected the underlying problem completely.