| Subject: Re: TMJ headaches are back - Dr. Rick and others, please? |
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Date Posted: 17:42:43 08/23/04 Mon
In reply to:
Sue
's message, "Re: TMJ headaches are back - Dr. Rick and others, please?" on 10:19:02 08/23/04 Mon
Hi Sue. My orthodontist had said that we could either just have braces when the bottom ones are installed, or he can make a splint to go on the upper teeth, if I feel like I need it. I'm glad I have that option, since I REALLY don't want those huge headaches again! Feel better, Sue.
>>When I got my upper braces put on two weeks ago, my
>>orthodontist told me that I should still go in and get
>>my splint adjusted, since my teeth would be moving
>>around and it wouldn't fit right anymore. I wear my
>>bottom splint 24/7, and I can tell my teeth are not
>>meeting with it correctly now. My headaches are also
>>a little worse since getting the braces, but I've read
>>on here that braces can cause headaches, because of
>>the pressure on the teeth. Like you, I'm doing this
>>to make my bite meet correctly, otherwise I'd be
>>wearing a splint all of the time for the rest of my
>>life. Oh, I just thought of something.......are you
>>clenching your teeth at night? That's one thing I do,
>>and maybe you're doing it more now because your teeth
>>feel funny..............Just a thought.
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>Hi skowjams: The ortho did look at my splint last
>week and it still seems to fit OK. He told me to wear
>the splint if I'm getting the headaches again.
>However, I wonder what will happen when I get my lower
>braces on. Since my splint won't fit over the lower
>braces then, I hope he'll come up with another idea,
>like a soft splint or something. I'm pretty sure that
>I still grind and clench at night too. Thanks for
>your input. I hope we both get relief from headaches
>soon. Sue
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>> >I am so upset that my TMJ headaches have returned
>>>since having the top braces put on. Is this to be
>>>expected and a temporary problem til my bite is
>>>corrected, or does this mean that the braces
>shouldn't
>>>have been put on? My ortho had told me that I
>>>shouldn't get braces til my headaches were gone and I
>>>wasn't getting them anymore til about a week or 2
>>>after the braces went on. I got them on July 20.
>I'm
>>>still wearing a splint on my lower teeth at night. I
>>>feel like having the braces removed even though I'll
>>>still be making monthly payments for them. Any
>advice
>>>will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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