I went through this umpteen years ago, when my kids were little and I was still in a high-stress profession. Besides the annoying and uncomfortable mouth guard that I had to wear at night to prevent grinding my teeth (that I had done so badly that I wore my back molars down and had to have them crowned), I had to go in for weekly electric shock treatments to relax my jaw muscles.
Good luck with your treatment and I hope you get down to the root cause of your symptoms.
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I went through this umpteen years ago, when my kids were little and I was still in a high-stress profession. Besides the annoying and uncomfortable mouth guard that I had to wear at night to prevent grinding my teeth (that I had done so badly that I wore my back molars down and had to have them crowned), I had to go in for weekly electric shock treatments to relax my jaw muscles.
Good luck with your treatment and I hope you get down to the root cause of your symptoms.
For more on TMJ:
The TMJ Association
North Texas Center for Head, Face and TMJ Pain: FAQs
We've had others describe their experiences with TMJ, as well.
February 12, 2009 - 8:04pmThis Comment
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