Hi Mick, reading back my post I should have said eroded instead of corroded.
I have spent some time on internet looking; there are many bad cases out there but one of the worst cases was the actor Burt Reynolds
?Burt Reynolds was hit on the jaw. He didn't work for three years. His weight dropped to 140 pounds. He had TMJ dysfunction. Here is how Mr. Reynolds described his problem. "When your jaw, your bite, goes off, your equilibrium goes off, too. You're in a kind of brain pain that comes up and whips your eyeballs out. Then the nausea starts. It is like being seasick all the time. You throw up, can't lie down, and can't take any light. If the phone rang, I'd fall on the floor with a pillow over my head because of the pain. I had tubes in my ears and I didn't eat, just drank soup. I kept getting thinner and thinner. It was scary. I got real carved cheekbones. Friends suggested I see a psychiatrist."
"There are thousands of dentists who don't know how to treat it. I saw 13 of them. Finally, I found a guy in Florida and spent weeks.......... Asked when he finally decided to take control of life again, he said, "The moment I woke up and was no longer nauseated."
My pain or discomfort is nothing like he experienced but my fear is, it will get worse with wear and tear. Just now I have to think about my jaw position when brushing my teeth or when shaving and eating is becoming a chore not enjoyable. I've had to give up karaoke singing but I'm sure a few people won't be complaining about that. ;-) Trying to find a dentist who knows how to treat properly is imperative, as it can be made worse if the wrong treatment is administered. I have already seen a couple of dentists but got a feeling they didn't know too much about it so the search goes on but I will get there, just keep taking the pills until then....
George
Topic: Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) ( 3,258 )