Were both sides (joints) in bad shape or just one side? I'm having this done on one side soon.... With similar opening as you describe. My fear is the normal joint will have been limited for enough time... It will be contracted and not be able to move during surgery.... So maybe the normal joint also needs to be fixed. Just wondering if that was the thinking of your surgeon
Glad to hear this, I was diagnosed arthrosis in both of my joints and my surgeon is recommending joint replacement, I'm still hesitant about it. How do you feel, can you full open your mouth without issues now? Were you a mouth breather?
Being a Maxillofacial surgeon, I know just what kind of legends in the field these two are. There's not many textbooks and articles that don't have their names and their work in them.
@@Cicelyizewell u seem to be bloody preoccupied writing RU-vid hate comments I wonder how empathetic you are 😶The only persons reputation you’re damaging here is your own. Completely unprofessional to be writing some kind of hate comment just yapping away your own problems
We should all chat as a group i feel like we can all share stories and help one other as we can relate - i feel personally it would help me alot as i had surgery replacing half of my jaw a year ago
This makes me scared but I know I will need it. My jaw clenching and click has caused all my issues. Stage 4 TMJ. Early on set arthritis. Years of treatments. Arthroscopy, Botox, PRP, steroid injections, various splints, physio, exercises, changes of pillows, mattresses, different medications and the list goes on. I never sleep, have constant headaches and jaw / neck pains. Feel like I will never be normal again :(
TMJ situation is chronic and it really affects how you feel as a whole; I think I have TMJ and went for prolotherapy and it did not help; currently wearing a splint. The situation had already gone on for like 5 years or more. My low stamina due to TMH made me feel like I am partially disabled and I struggled to go out of bed; I do not sleep deep and I can relate. I from time to time feel really hopeless and suicidal. But seeing your comment; I feel like you have been trying to be strong and actively seeking treatment. The fact that I can relate made me less unhappy as well. I visited forums for TMJ and you are never alone and seeing your comment made me feel less alone too. Fight on... hugss
@@AshsplashofcolorI’m sorry to hear that. I understand the feeling. My days and nights are so bad now I work from home full time because I know some mornings I can’t get out of bed. Feeling like my head has been in a vice all night. I sit every night like my jaw has been wired shut. I have arthritis medication now and seeing a pain specialist to manage it. So many doctors / consultants said they can’t help the degeneration
I have Tmj. My meniscus is laying in front of the joint. The doctor told me that I required surgery but didn’t want to do it until I was either going to ER once a week for pain or if my jaw locked up. Question- Is this the type of surgery I would have and should I wait for surgery? I also have rheumatoid in my jaws. I have also had Tmj surgery once before. In this surgery, they broke my jawbone and moved it approximately 1/8th of an inch to correct my overbite and the locking of my jaw
How much does it cost ? The whole treatment and surgery included ? I wanna start saving up to get it done in the future so I just wanted to know if is something achievable
When is TMJ surgery considered? I'm 49 and have had bad pain for 2,5 years. The disc has slipped in front of the joint and I can only open my mouth 35 mm. Before two arthroscopic surgeries, where the joint was cleaned up, last year it was only 25 mm. I have arthritis and it's bone on bone now, and I can't imagine living like this for the rest of my life...
I can't open my mouth very wide now. I had the surgery 2 years ago. Still have pain and swelling very frequently but it doesn't hurt as much as it did before the surgery. My facial nerve recovery lasted 6 month. I do have allergies to every metal except gold, so my frequent swelling and pain might be related to it although I have titanium implant. I stayed in the hospital 3 days and it hurts like hell but it can be controlled with IV pain medication at first after that Hydrocodone will do for another week.i do think that my hearing got bad to the ear of the implant.. so for me it relieved the every day excruciating and exhausting pain of TMJS but it didn't completely remove discomfort and now I have to deal with not being able to open my mouth wide and frequent swelling and pain. But I rather live with that than previous condition. Of cause for me and my husband felacio is out of the question now🤷🥺.
I havent tried any non surgical options yet, im 15 and just got diagnosed with TMJ. Its honestly really painful and makes eating, talking and sleeping hard but im trying to look into some options to help fix it
I would like to make a suggestion. I had TMJ surgery in 1986, it took me five years to recover. The dentist at the time tried to put the silicone implants in me. I refused. I feel so sorry for the people who did. I had a wonderful reseacher suggested iontophersis. I took 12 treatments and it cured me and removed all scar tissue.
I had 1/2my low right jaw replace over 2 years ago still cant open my mouth much have lived on yoghurt very soft food over 4 years also my tounge is swollen still on the right side of face i have had about 17 titian screw and 3 long plate in there aswell . a huge lump under my right jaw on the right outside lost all of my lower teeth and most of the top very numb still crooked smile and sound like duffy duck and my doctor say it could be worse😂😊
