has anybody successfully recovered from tmj?

It would help all of us if those with successful recoveries would post their success. However, I am afraid that those who are successful, and I suspect most people with TMJ treatment are successful, move on with their lives and don't hang around the TMJ discussion board. I too would like to hear some success stories.

Hi guys,

I think Marlene's story is the best success story I've heard on here. She posted recently on the thread about repositioning splints, and considers herself 95% normal after her treatments.

I'm very thankful Marlene for you choosing to continue to post on this board. It's so important to have hope, and the fact that your Tmj problems were quite severe, shows that for many situations, there may be things that can be done for people.

What I've learned from Marlene's experience is :

-Get a good Tmj dentist. If you have to travel far it's worth it. I think that many functional orthodontists seem to know their stuff

- Get x-rays. That's the only way they can make an accurate diagnosis for some problems

-If you're having any bite treatment done, always make sure that you're comfortable on the splint first,before having your bite changed. Generally, I think the more frequent adjustments you can have on a splint, the better. (as often as needed to keep your bite comfortable and as pain free as possible)

I'm sure there are some more things, but I can't think of them right at the moment :-)

John

Hi there,

I agree with John. A lot of people have come and gone from these boards (unfortunately, some by no choice of there own), but Marlene has stuck around to give the rest of us hope.
Depression tends to accompany TMJ disorder, so just knowing that there are "TMJ survivors" out there makes things much easier.

Crystal

Hi Crystal,

How is your Tmj treatment going now ?

John

Thanks for the "cudos" John and Crystal!

Marlene :wave:

Hi Justanotherday,
I am also a success story, as you said those of
us who have had success with our TMJ surgeries or
treatments, get on with our life for the most part!
However I have posted on here afew times sharing my
TMJ success story with others in hope that it
might help!!
I have the Christensen Implant the Fossa-Eminence
Prosthesis bilateral, going on my 13th year now in December. I am eating everything without pain and
there are no loose screws in the implant as I have
a CT Scan done every spring.
I have rheumatoid arthritis and at this time there
is still "no deterioration" to my own condlye's, so I
do not need them to be replaced.
All I can say is my wish for all, would be success
with all treatments or surgeries for there TMJ, so that no one would have to suffer from this debilitating disease anymore!!!!
God Bless
And my best to all
Charlene

TMJ has acquired the name of "The Great Impostor," and has been described in the press as "A Medical Mess."

Although all surgeries have risks, TMJ surgeries are especially risky have proven mostly unwarranted or unsatisfactory. An initial surgery can often lead to more. Except in life-threatening emergency situations, it is strongly recommended that TMJ surgeries be avoided or conducted only after multiple independent opinions. Additionally, certain jaw joint implants have been reported by the Food & Drug Administration to cause serious long-term medical problems, and rules have been tightened on their usage/approval.

There is currently no universally recognized medical discipline or accredited medical specialty that addresses TMJ. Jaw joints, due to their location in the oral cavity, are the only joints in the body that are considered both medical and dental joints. They are commonly and mistakenly isolated from whole body health and "assigned" to the realm of dentistry. Temporomandibular joints must be perceived as part of the whole body system and treated as are all other joints in the body. It is urgent that the medical profession take an active role in the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ. A change in perception would have several important consequences:

Current treatments often focus narrowly on the jaw and neglect other physiological systems in need of care. The desired therapeutic outcome is often not achieved, and many patients are left in serious pain or with serious dysfunction.

I agree, Marlene is the greatest success story I have heard. The best part is, it was done non-surgical.
Thanks Marlene, for sticking around and giving people hope, along with your great information!!!!
Elaine

I have been reading and reading and reading. ;-)

The post submitted by Elaine is the one I really would like to add comment to from my perspective. I don't know how to reply to one specific post while keeping it on the screen in front of me. I asked for some assistance in the "General" board on this subject of "how to reply" but it's too soon to expect a reply, I suppose.

Anyway, the only thing I know to do is to try to cut and copy the post of interest onto a notepad .... and keep it on the display for reference. Am I missing something that would make all of this easier?? When we get into complicated posts, it is the same as answering a letter from a friend or anyone else ... you can't memorize the letter and be sure that you have responded politely to all the points of the letter.

Help???? Thanks.



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Sabra Broock
"Webby"

Sabra,

The easiest way I have found is to open a new internet browser window and view the original post on it while i'm responding. If I would like to duplicate something in it, I copy and paste it.

You could also copy it into your reply, that way you can read it, then delete it before submitting your post. This is some what hard because the window here for replies is so small. Maybe they will make it bigger someday.

Your notepad idea is pretty good, you could copy and paste onto that, write your response, then copy and paste it into the reply window. That gives your more viewing room.

Anyway, those are the best ways i've found. If you find a better way, please let me know.

Good Morning!

Autumn

If you scroll down the page when filling out a reply box,
there is a frame with the all the messages in the thread.

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Ah hah! It seems Plymouth found a secret compartment!! And yes, Autumn, the message box has a very small viewing space. Well, we can't have everything ... Thank you and thanks to all for the help. I'll get the hang of it before too long. Don't worry. I'm sorry to be asking so many technical questions.

Sabra