kami-girl
10-13-2003, 09:08 PM
Hi,
Got my tomograms on the 2nd and the tech said I have arthritis in the tmj's. Don't know how bad it is until the 20th when I see the dentist. Does anyone else have arthritis?
Grace
Got my tomograms on the 2nd and the tech said I have arthritis in the tmj's. Don't know how bad it is until the 20th when I see the dentist. Does anyone else have arthritis?
Grace
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Isobelj
10-13-2003, 09:53 PM
Grace, do tomograms then actually show arthritis if you have it? I just had some done (with my mouth open and with my teeth together biting on a small stick) but no one has really interpreted them for me, I'm wonder what questions I should be asking re what they could show about the joint etc., what should I be looking at, what conditions can they rule out for me.
Thanks.
Isobel
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Thanks.
Isobel
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Ouch-ear-pain
10-13-2003, 10:01 PM
I don't have it do you?? I feel bad for people that do!! It must hurt worse than TMJ by itself!!
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kami-girl
10-13-2003, 11:00 PM
The technicion sp? just showed me one set of x-rays and pointed out that on the bone there were dark and white areas. I think she said that the dark areas indicate where the arthritis is. Will find out more on the 20th.
Grace
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Elaine
10-14-2003, 02:54 AM
Grace,
I have arthritis but not a whole lot that can be done for it. After dealing with three surgeries the main thing I have learned is!!! You can live with arthritis, you can live with a displaced disc,(popping, clicking,etc.) If you can open and close, surgery shouldn't even be considered. I was told that the popping/clicking was going to destroy my joint. Now that I have had three surgeries and my joint IS destroyed, what is suggested next? Total joint...
It is never ending and totally disgusting. I am trying not to finance anymore vacations for these vultures! I get sick everytime I think how I was rooked into this mess...We have to think about what type of doctor we go to and how they make their living, that is the deciding factor on our treatment.(Just my opinion)
Take care,
Elaine
I have arthritis but not a whole lot that can be done for it. After dealing with three surgeries the main thing I have learned is!!! You can live with arthritis, you can live with a displaced disc,(popping, clicking,etc.) If you can open and close, surgery shouldn't even be considered. I was told that the popping/clicking was going to destroy my joint. Now that I have had three surgeries and my joint IS destroyed, what is suggested next? Total joint...
It is never ending and totally disgusting. I am trying not to finance anymore vacations for these vultures! I get sick everytime I think how I was rooked into this mess...We have to think about what type of doctor we go to and how they make their living, that is the deciding factor on our treatment.(Just my opinion)
Take care,
Elaine
mamaslittlehelper
10-14-2003, 03:14 AM
Grace...when my tmj dentist first xrayed my jaw, he said I had what looked like the beginnings of arthritis...but never told me waht I could expect from this or how to take care of it! I'm assuming the anti-inflamitory meds will help?
saaraah
10-14-2003, 11:18 AM
both my MRI and tomograms show the i have degenerative joint disease [arthritis] on both sides, but the right condyle is worse.
on my left condyle, a small "peak" is quite visible whereas my right side is flattened. i really dont know what to do about it - i havent been focusing my attention on that. instead, ive been trying to reduce muscular pain, stop clicking, and then [maybe] i'll see what happens to the joints.
since im young, i wonder if the condyles will be able to semi-repair themselves, but... i doubt it. i definitely wont get surgery, tho.
- saaraah.
on my left condyle, a small "peak" is quite visible whereas my right side is flattened. i really dont know what to do about it - i havent been focusing my attention on that. instead, ive been trying to reduce muscular pain, stop clicking, and then [maybe] i'll see what happens to the joints.
since im young, i wonder if the condyles will be able to semi-repair themselves, but... i doubt it. i definitely wont get surgery, tho.
- saaraah.
PINKYPRISCILLA
10-14-2003, 11:32 AM
My mri shows that I have the starting of osteo formation
on the bone because of the joint being out of whack for so long, and bone rubbing on bone, If you hear that
kind of grating noise that is not good, however with
splint therapy you can get them aligned in a better position.
on the bone because of the joint being out of whack for so long, and bone rubbing on bone, If you hear that
kind of grating noise that is not good, however with
splint therapy you can get them aligned in a better position.
Literati
10-14-2003, 09:33 PM
My MRI and tomos show an osteophyte on my left condyle and flattening of my right. So I'm assuming I have OA. The thing is, my tmj dr says that even with all the symptoms I am currently having (cracking sounds, crunching, clicking, etc), he's not sure if I have active OA. I think that's baloney but whatever.
A couple friends of mine are doctors/med students. Apparently most bones are able to heal and "regenerate." Unforunately, the jaw joint bone isn't one of them.
A couple friends of mine are doctors/med students. Apparently most bones are able to heal and "regenerate." Unforunately, the jaw joint bone isn't one of them.