TMJ Disorders: The Great Imposter

Tooth ache? Hurts to chew? Jaw pain from TMJ disorders can make you feel like you have a tooth ache. Hamilton Dentist explains how jaw muscle pain can fell like a toothache when it hurts to chew. Dr. Brian Yim shares tips on how to manage muscle pain including jaw stretches, jaw exercises, and night guards.
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[@GA-op7we]

Does tmj usually get worse over time?

[@annadambrosio5628]

Miss you Dr. Yim and look forward to next “new” visit! Thanks for TMJ reminder ... would love to see some at home exercises to practice in the meantime!

[@sagewooddentalcare4986]

Can’t wait to see you at the clinic again! Stay tuned for home exercises :)

[@percyvolnar8010]

I like Brian Yim !!! Great Video!

[@elizabethcaldwell8599]

Helpful!

[@WARPUDDY666]

Thank you so much for this video. I've had problems with grinding my teeth at night from stress. Now i've been waking up at night with some of the eye pain and head pain listed on your chart. The symptoms are spot on. Looks like its time to start using my mouth guard again. Note for anybody suffering from this. If you have Photophobia like me it makes the light sensitivity way worse. I recommend some dark sun glasses. Thanks again. :)

[@pointuout2020]

So basically their is no cure?

[@xdflow021]

Please tell me, where should I go if got the tmj? Is it dentist or therapy?

[@tvalue4618]

Mines is definitely caused from teeth issues. My teeth shapes have been tampered with now I don’t bite together properly hence TMJD pain. Thankfully my tmj joints are healthy via panoramic images yesterday.

[@ifeabe7088]

i don’t think it’s tmj
i don’t feel any pain. When it happens, (it comes and goes) any time i talk, literally even the shortest statements, i can hear my bones (idk if they’re my jawbones or my teeth) in my ear. It gets uncomfortable each time it happens cuz i can hear my teeth/jawbones move back in my ear quite clearly and it last for a while (some minutes or hours)

[@christi7486]

After several days of pain on the left side of my face, jaw, throat, all the way up to my temples, first I thought I had something wrong with my tonsils, because they are swollen. Then I also just got a tooth extracted on the upper left side, and also 3 fillings on my molars on the lower left side. I've been struggling to pinpoint where this extreme pain is coming from. Someone mentioned TMJ, now I found your video and clicked because you say how it is disguised as a tooth ache. I feel I might have Tmj. I live in Maryland. Do you recommend a specialist that I should see besides the dentist that did my fillings and extraction?? I'm in alot of pain and taking so much ibuprofen and advil, it just can't be healthy. I really need help to figure out what is going on with me.😥😥😥🤕🤕 HELP🙏

[@sagewooddentalcare4986]

I’m sorry to hear about the difficulty you’ve been experiencing with your jaw! It is possible that you have a TMJ disorder (likely coming from the chewing muscles). Your regular dentist should be able to direct you to the appropriate specialists in your area to explore this possibility. I think you’re on the right track. Best of luck!

[@dhruvtrivedi4197]

Christi. Do u still have pain ?

[@nubquest]

Same issues and thoughts/steps.

[@JH-jo9wt]

what happened did you sort it out - smashing the ibuprofen as well

[@thegalhorowitz]

It could even be a dopamine problem...neuromuscular.

[@aguywhoplaysroblox8798]

i cant even explain the pain