and Thera-bite

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Hi there,

I definitely like my thera-bite. I could barely fit it into my

mouth when I first got it (I was only 8mm), but by Sunday night I

was up to 14mm, and 18mm after stretching. I haven't been real

aggressive with it. I open til it hurts, then ease back a tiny bit

before I hold it open.

Something that freaked me out though is that by Sunday night my bite

wasn't still perfectly straight and started hitting my splint when I

would bite back down. Before I started to use it my bite was right

on, and two days later a bit off. I went to the ortho yesterday and

told him. The instructions tell you not to tip the therabite while

using it because it could cause your muscles to stretch

incorrectly. My concern is that maybe I was tipping it because my

splint was reshaped and doesn't cover the molars on the right side.

I thought maybe that was causing me to tip it. The ortho took a set

of my previous models and set the therabite up against it to see if

it actually reached clear back to my molars. It doesn't so he

wasn't concerned with me continuing to use it.

How about you? I know you said you've been using it for years for

TMJ. But after your surgery did it seem to change your bite at all?

Connie