TMJ Resources - Our Family - Patient Talk
I have been suffering from TMJ for 6 years now. I have a similar story to Dr. D's. My dentist at the time noticed my jaw popping on the right side and told me I had TMJ. I had no other symptoms but an occasional headache or toothache. For 2 years my doctor tried talking me into having an equilibration, where he would grind down my back teeth to get rid of the popping joint, he said if I didnt let him grind my teeth down, I would get full blown TMJ someday. I kept telling him no , beacuse I was feeling fine and had no other problems. Well to make a long story short I finally let him file down the back teeth. Big mistake, I left his office and then started this downward spiral to hell. I almost past out , had a hugh migraine and was very dizzy after the procedure. For the past 6 yrs now I have been gradually getting the symptoms of full blown TMJ. This was the very reason my doctor wanted to do the procedure, so I would not get TMJ. Now I wished I would have never let him talk me into the equilibration. I was perfectly fine before it, all I had was a clicking joint. I blame him for whats happened to me. I am being very carefull as to what to do now. Everything is so discouraging, you do want to do a procedure that will make it worst. I hope I can find someone to fix me, Im desperate right now.
