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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2005TMJ question
I might have a strange question. I have TMJ and at times it hurts really bad. I mean it hurts so bad I actually cry. My dentist committed suicide and I?m currently without a dentist. I also have no insurance. I would like to receive medication for when the TMJ pain is more than I can handle. What are the odds that I will get something that will actually help with the pain? I don?t want to be told to go home and take Advil or some OTC stuff. I don?t have insurance and if this is what I?m going to get told, I would rather just not go at all. Hi Michael, I am a dentist. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Can you describe the pain that you are having...is it around your lower jaw? Does it radiate to your temples? Does it hurt more when you open or close? Has your jaw ever locked open or closed? Do you clench or grind your teeth? How long has this been going on and is it getting worse? The answers to these questions should help me to help you a little bit better. I think it is a good idea to see a dentist..they can refer you to a TMJ specialist, and that may be what you need. The best thing for muscle pain is to take ibuprofen (you can take 600mg every 6 hours) and use moist heat. Take a washcloth, get it wet and put it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds..it should be very warm, but not hot enough to burn you. Place it on the sore area (directly on the skin) for 15-20 minutes and then take a break of the same time period and repeat as needed. If your dentist thinks that this is a muscle problem they may prescribe a muscle relaxant (flexeril or robaxacet) and they may want to make you a splint if you are clenching or grinding. Please share some more info if you can and I will try and be of more help. Jen >Hi Michael, I am a dentist. I am sorry to hear about your situation. >Can you describe the pain that you are having...is it around your [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >grinding. Please share some more info if you can and I will try and be >of more help. Jen Just get an NTI .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. > If your dentist thinks that this is a muscle > >problem they may prescribe a muscle relaxant (flexeril or robaxacet) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. > Troy, Michigan, USA .... That is: if you are FOR REAL.... SP  SignatureNot a real Addy, yet > Hi Michael, I am a dentist. I am sorry to hear about your situation. > Can you describe the pain that you are having...is it around your [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > grinding. Please share some more info if you can and I will try and be > of more help. Jen It mainly hurts on the left side of my face. Right near my ear. I do have pain on both sides though. I don't grind my teeth or anything like that. I've been having this problem for a few years now. It has been within the past few months that it has gotten so bad that I can't take it. I haven't searched for a new dentist because I don't want to get the run around. I don't want to be passed off and given tons of meds that don't work. I'm paying for all of this out of my pocket and I fear it could get very expensive. Basically I would like something for the pain and leave it at that for awhile. Though I know how the medical profession is and that is probably the last thing they will do for me. They will put me on 101 different things just to find out that Vicodin works the best. There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". The fastest, most effective, least expensive relief from TMJ pain comes from wearing an NTI. We aren't joking (Dr.s Stove Pipe, Mancuso, W_B, Carabelli, & Fawks). Fawks > It mainly hurts on the left side of my face. Right near my ear. I do have > pain on both sides though. I don't grind my teeth or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > probably the last thing they will do for me. They will put me on 101 > different things just to find out that Vicodin works the best. >There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> probably the last thing they will do for me. They will put me on 101 >> different things just to find out that Vicodin works the best. Agreed! .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. > There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > probably the last thing they will do for me. They will put me on 101 > > different things just to find out that Vicodin works the best. How much do these devices cost? >> There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >How much do these devices cost? $300-$700 Depending on where you are. .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. > >> There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". > >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > $300-$700 Depending on where you are. That's out of my price range. I guess I'll go to the hospital and hope for some pills when the pain becomes more than I can handle. You might want to consider the "cost" of *not* getting an NTI. How often do you miss work? How often is your productivity limited by pain? How much are you spending on doctor bills and pharmaceuticals? How often is your diet affected by what you can chew? I make them for a lot less than $300, but I practice in an area where I wouldn't make very many if I charged that amount. These people would still take up time in my office complaining of pain, but they would get no relief. As it is, I make a little money, the patients feel lots better, and I look pretty good in their eyes. Patient loyalty isn't a bad thing to cultivate. JME, Fawks >>>>There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". >>>> [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > That's out of my price range. I guess I'll go to the hospital and hope for > some pills when the pain becomes more than I can handle. >Patient loyalty isn't a bad thing to cultivate. > >JME, >Fawks Just don't over 'fertilize'... -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com No problem. I've had a vascectomy. Fawks >>Patient loyalty isn't a bad thing to cultivate. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Was thinking more along the lines of manure. Of course the other works too... >No problem. I've had a vascectomy. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> Take out the G'RBAGE >> wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > No problem. I've had a vascectomy. > > Fawks Same vet that neuters your hogs? - better check. carabelli Back on the farm, we 'cut hogs'. Didn't never hear of some fancy word like nuter. Mountain oysters are pretty good (if you forget where they came from). Fawks > Same vet that neuters your hogs? - better check. > > carabelli Lamb fries. >Back on the farm, we 'cut hogs'. Didn't never hear of some >fancy word like nuter. Mountain oysters are pretty good (if [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> carabelli -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >> $300-$700 Depending on where you are. > >That's out of my price range. I guess I'll go to the hospital and hope for >some pills when the pain becomes more than I can handle. $300 - 700 is alot less than the cost of a liver transplant. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Fawks Amen: the treatment is small, easily tolerated, inexpensive, and above all, REVERSIBLE. HTH SP SignatureNot a real Addy, yet And I apologize for anyone I left off of the list (Roy, et.al.) Fawks >>There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > HTH > SP Apologies not required. You got the message across SignatureRoy | And I apologize for anyone I left off of the list (Roy, et.al.) | [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] | > HTH | > SP >There is no recognized specialty in "TMJ". > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Fawks Exactamundo ! -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com For the umpteenth time, get an NTI www.nti-tss.com www.headachehope.com >> Hi Michael, I am a dentist. I am sorry to hear about your situation. >> Can you describe the pain that you are having...is it around your [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >probably the last thing they will do for me. They will put me on 101 >different things just to find out that Vicodin works the best. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >I might have a strange question. I have TMJ and at times it hurts really >bad. I mean it hurts so bad I actually cry. My dentist committed suicide and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have insurance and if this is what Im going to get told, I would rather >just not go at all. You need an NTI nti-tss.com -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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