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I mean osseous surgery. That's what i'm going to have because i have one deep pocket on one of the tooth, about 5-6mm.

Falls Churh? I lived there for few years but now moved to Woodbridge and work in DC. Wow the x ray! You had bone graft done before, was it painful? I have to get one done on one of my tooth before i could proceed with the braces treatment. The perio office do not have IV sedation but instead she pre...

Hi Catfish, Wow your teeth looks great and you almost at the end of your journey. I have the similar problem with bone loss. I have moderate bone loss mostly on my upper jaw. The ortho said he will be able to put braces on me but to move it very slowly. But afterwards i read in a tread somewhere tha...

Congratulations! You look great. I'll start mine in two weeks time.

[quote="njsuburban" Hi njsuburban. Its good to hear that its going well with your TMJ. Do you go to a regular ortho or someone special in TMJ (any such thing?) I'm scheduled for upper braces in a week but suddently my TMJ flares up. I have this ear ache and feel kind of dizzy. According to...

Thank you Mike. I think I will call the ortho on Monday. I got this TMJ issues for the first time 2 yrs ago after had alot of work done at a dentist I went to sleep dentist and they did a lot of things while i sleep. After that i start having a small cliking in my jaw joint and i grind at night, nev...

Hi everyone. Need your help. This is my situation. I went for consult and then later had the x ray and molding done. I'm schedule for upper braces to be put on next week but 2 days after i came back from the ortho i had ear ache and according to the ENT its due to my jaw joint problem (I think it ha...

Hi Saralynn, I'm new here and considering braces myself to correct my crooked and overcrowding teeth - i'm 46 yrs old. At the same time I have TMJ issues. I haven't got it for quite a while but suddently it flares up. I have a little popping in my ear and ear ache too. Did you go to ortho that speci...

[quote="sarahlynn"]I was never formally diagnosed with TMJ, but because of my terrible bite (too deep and slightly shifted) one side of my jaw clicked and popped frequently and over the last several years (as my bite was getting worse) I've had a big increase in tension headaches. My tensi...