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- Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:41 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: I think I might be getting a TMJ Issue
- Replies: 7
- Views: 869
Re: I think I might be getting a TMJ Issue
pain in my jaw, headaches and neck aches are some of the symptoms I have with TMJ dysfunction. Other symptoms can be clicking of the joint on opening or closing, deviating of the jaw on opening, or a reduced jaw opening amount. The dentist I have seen for my TMJ measures the jaw opening amount by ta...
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:10 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Problems biting tongue while sleeping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12598
Re: Problems biting tongue while sleeping
I have had problems with biting the right side of my tongue in my sleep while undergoing orthodontic treatment for my TMJ. The problem first began as soon as my 24/7 lower splint was removed, and my lower jaw was positioned more over to the right while wearing my splint than it was positioned when I...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:19 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Jaw pain with retainers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1525
Re: Jaw pain with retainers
What type of retainers do you have? Do they cover over the biting surface of your teeth? Do you think they are altering your jaw position while you are wearing them?
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:07 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Wrong Estimate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2099
Re: Wrong Estimate
Actually the total charge was $440 and my insurance covered some of it. In England the dentist is supposed to make it clear to the patient what a treatment will cost them before carrying out the work. I'm not sure how it works with dental insurance treatment, but I think they normally tell the pati...
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:38 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Wrong Estimate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2099
Re: Wrong Estimate
Hi Jill, I'm not in the USA, and don't have dental insurance either, but to me $300 sounds like a lot to be charged for 2 fillings, especially if they are small fillings. It's more than I would expect to pay in where I am in England for a private dentist to do 2 small fillings, and that's without an...
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:33 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Anyone NOT regret their extractions?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 13136
Re: Anyone NOT regret their extractions?
I am reading some of the bad extraction stories in horror. How could an ortho not see extractions could create jaw problems? Isn't ortho supposed to take potential jaw problems into consideration when he treats a patient? I mean, doesn't orthodontics involve study on jaws? I had orthodontics as a c...
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:57 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: I'm getting an ALF! Do you remember him?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1124
Re: I'm getting an ALF! Do you remember him?
I use to love ALF when i was younger!!! But i dont think the one they put in your mouth is gonna be cute!! Just been told I'm getting uppers and lowers aswell as ALFs on the inside of my top teeth! Anybody got these? And how'd you find them? Hi Okate, Are you in England? And if so do you mind if I ...
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:15 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Uneven sides, ortho tells me it's normal
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13841
Re: Uneven sides, ortho tells me it's normal
Your problems with your orthodontist sound similar to problems I had with mine, and mine was doing functional orthodontics to treat my TMJ dysfunction, which is supposed to be taking the skeletal alignments into consideration. I also heard stuff like I haven't finished yet, or I'll do that bit later...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:11 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Lower incisor extraction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1941
Re: Lower incisor extraction
I have had a lower incisor removed, and the gap was closed with braces, as the incisor was already a bridge tooth anyway. It didn't really work out in my opinion, as it moved my lower canines closer together so that they no longer meet the upper canines correctly My lower canines are now under my u...
- Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:22 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Lower incisor extraction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1941
Re: Lower incisor extraction
I have had a lower incisor removed, and the gap was closed with braces, as the incisor was already a bridge tooth anyway. It didn't really work out in my opinion, as it moved my lower canines closer together so that they no longer meet the upper canines correctly My lower canines are now under my up...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:04 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: what to expect for a written treatment plan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 811
what to expect for a written treatment plan
What sort of written treatment plan would be reasonable to expect for orthodontics? My treatment plan was very vague, so I am wondering how usual that is. My treatment plan says 'orthodontics, fixed braces, and gives the estimated time of treatment, and then says retainers with the estimated time fo...
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:35 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: In braces for 12 years straight, and now toothless smile : (
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6059
Re: In braces for 12 years straight, and now toothless smile
Hi Betsy, I have been having orthodontic treatment for the purpose of helping my TMD. I have been having the ortho with a Functional orthodontist who has a special interest in treating the TMD. Have you seen a Functional orthodontist who specialises in treating the TMJ for an opinion? I know they ar...
- Tue May 22, 2012 12:21 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Frustrated Need Opinions
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6563
Re: Frustrated Need Opinions
Hi Chaplains Assistant, I have been having orthodontics to treat my TMJ dysfunction. I don't believe that all dentists would have done orthodontics the way yours has done to treat the TMJ. There are dentists who do functional orthodontics in adults to treat the TMJ by expanding the arches instead of...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:43 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Facial proportions, need advice please [pics]!!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2099
Re: Facial proportions, need advice please [pics]!!!
To me your mandible looks smaller in photo B, than it does in photo A. I think the best way to diagnose and see what is going on is with a Ceph XRay of the head and neck, as you can see what is going on structurally with an XRay. I had a Ceph XRay done before my starting orthodontic treatment as par...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:50 am
- Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
- Topic: osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1919
Re: osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
I don't know but may be, reading that you are worse than before surgeries, it will help you. This italian guy (he was a single patient of malocclusion as we are now) created a system with bites/splints to achieve a lot of problems including TMJ's. Follow the link. http://www.occlusionegravita.it Hi...