Help! - TMJ Disorder -TemporoMandibular Joint Message Board

ranosb · 08-18-2006, 07:36 PM

I popped my jaw while eating a chicken sandwich and it appears the disc is displacing cause everytime I chew it pops and deviates slightly.
If there is no pain, does anyone know if there is any treatment for this?
Thank you!

raylp · 08-19-2006, 01:58 PM

Yes there are treatments for this.

Find a GOOD TMJ specialist. That can be a major task in and of itself.

Don't worry that you messed yourself up permanently or something. There are treatments that are successful, you just need to find a really good specialist who won't mess you up more.

Read through the threads about conservative treatments, and recommended doctors. Then do your own research. You need to do more research with this issue than say any other joint, because it tends to be harder to get quality care for the TMJ joint.

ranosb · 08-20-2006, 01:13 AM

What are the conservative treatments? I saw 3 doctors but none of them were tmj specialists and said that they could do nothing for me except surgery. Is there really anything you can do for a disc that is displacing without surgery?

raylp · 08-20-2006, 08:44 AM

You know it would be good to start a thread on this- but with so many threads running this way and that, let's start one that will be clear and visible.

GoodThings · 08-22-2006, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranosb

What are the conservative treatments? I saw 3 doctors but none of them were tmj specialists and said that they could do nothing for me except surgery. Is there really anything you can do for a disc that is displacing without surgery?

Hello,
Conservative treatments are neuromuscular treatments and splint treatments by way of FJO. YOU DON'T NEED SURGERY FOR DISPLACED DISC.

GT