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Dear Group,

I agree with , there is a wealth of knowledge between the members of

this list. I do appreciate seeing the posting and the caring, but most of all

the sharing of experiences. Everyone can benefit from the sharing. We all have

a stake in this disease, the side effects and secondary illnesses, too. Please

be open and share, that is the real meaning of a support group.

By the way, my daughter in law had TMJ as Bobby explained. She wore the

plastic retainer for years to stop the grinding while she slept. She had a

choice of wearing braces for several years or have the jaw surgery and have her

jaws wired shut. She chose the braces. She suffered terrible headaches, but

she is 100% better now.. http://www.tmj.org/basics.asp " Temporomandibular joint

diseases and disorders, commonly called TMJ, are a collection of poorly

understood conditions characterized by pain in the jaw and surrounding tissues

and limitations in jaw movements. Injury and conditions that routinely affect

other joints in the body, such as Arthritis, also affect the temporomandibular

joint. " The following are all considered to be causes of TMJ: Arthritis,

dental procedures, genetics, hormones, low-level infections, auto-immune

diseases, stretching of the jaw as occurs with inserting a breathing tube before

surgery, and clenching or grinding of the teeth.

Blessings,

Lottie

" I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into

something bearable, even hopeful. (Bob Hope)

[Guest guest]

Hi Lottie and everyone, I did forget to say, Coti,my daughter wore and may still

wear a mouth piece to bed at night, to prevent grinding. It is dark blue with

white stars on it....

no , she was not a child when she got it, she was a grown up, with a sense of

humor.

They also gave her an electrical gadget, I'm sure everyone but me knows what

it is called. (perhaps a tems unit????)

She was to wear it to bed at night, connected to electrodes, placed on her

mandible, mandibular, whatever it's called. It created a small shock and was

supposed to help, I do think the mouth piece worked better. Bobby

Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> wrote:

Dear Group,

I agree with , there is a wealth of knowledge between the members of

this list. I do appreciate seeing the posting and the caring, but most of all

the sharing of experiences. Everyone can benefit from the sharing. We all have a

stake in this disease, the side effects and secondary illnesses, too. Please be

open and share, that is the real meaning of a support group.

By the way, my daughter in law had TMJ as Bobby explained. She wore the plastic

retainer for years to stop the grinding while she slept. She had a choice of

wearing braces for several years or have the jaw surgery and have her jaws wired

shut. She chose the braces. She suffered terrible headaches, but she is 100%

better now.. http://www.tmj.org/basics.asp " Temporomandibular joint diseases and

disorders, commonly called TMJ, are a collection of poorly understood conditions

characterized by pain in the jaw and surrounding tissues and limitations in jaw

movements. Injury and conditions that routinely affect other joints in the body,

such as Arthritis, also affect the temporomandibular joint. " The following are

all considered to be causes of TMJ: Arthritis, dental procedures, genetics,

hormones, low-level infections, auto-immune diseases, stretching of the jaw as

occurs with inserting a breathing tube before surgery, and clenching or grinding

of the teeth.

Blessings,

Lottie

" I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into

something bearable, even hopeful. (Bob Hope)