HELP! I needhelp with TMJ! - TMJ Disorder -TemporoMandibular Joint Message Board

x0xTMJx0x · 07-01-2005, 01:07 AM

Is it hard to talk or chew food with a splint? I have an EXTREME case of TMJ. Is it hard to talk? I'mreceiving splint soon.

parabellum · 07-01-2005, 01:23 AM

you don't wear them all day long.
remove them when you need to talk, eat, drink etc.

Mosmom · 07-01-2005, 07:11 AM

Sometimes you DO have to wear them all the time. It depends on the splint, the treatment and the doctor.

My daughter wore a splint 24/7 for about 18 months. The only time it came out of her mouth was when she brushed her teeth or she was in the orthodontist's chair getting an adjustment.

She had a little problem talking and eating for a day or so, but she adapted and so will you.

x0xTMJx0x · 07-01-2005, 10:33 PM

Please, someone elsse post!

papergoods · 07-02-2005, 12:19 AM

what kind of splint are you getting? my first was just made by a molding process, that was 3 years back. that one I just wore at night. The one that works best for me is a neuromuscular one, that I can wear all the time. Its a little cumbersome to talk and eat with, but you get used to it and it releives the pressure from the joints. Im not so good at wearing mine 24-7, I did for the first 9 months, then just got tired of it, so I now wear only a few hours a day and at night. if it moves your jaw really forward, the first night you wear it it will hurt (at least mine did) I couldnt sleep at all and had to take it out. I got some sleeping pills to help for the first few nights till my jaw moved somewhat.