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Do you suffer with chronic tension in your jaw? Aching pains at the back of your jaw, your temples, or in front of your ear? Clenching and grinding your teeth? Or has your partner told you you’re grinding while asleep?
Known as bruxism, it is a type of TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder that causes pain and damage to your TMJ and teeth. It can even give you a square, boxy-shaped jawline.
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TMJ is an abbreviation for ‘Temporomandibular joint’. The TMJ is the joint that connects your mandible (jaw bone) to your skull.
It is involved in speaking, eating, and facial expression.
Bruxism is a type of TMJ disorder characterised by teeth grinding and jaw clenching.
Yes, TMJ pain can only affect one side of your face. This commonly affects the side you chew on, and can also occur if you have sustained trauma to one side of your face.
Certain anti-depressants can cause teeth grinding and jaw clenching. This generally occurs 3-4 weeks after commencing the medication. You should speak to your GP if you develop teeth grinding after commencing new medication.
TMJ pain and bruxism result from joint dysfunction and wear and tear. Muscle tension applied to the joint can exacerbate pain. The muscles involved in this are most commonly the masseters and temporalis muscles.
Teeth grinding, also known as ‘bruxism’ is when you rub your teeth together or clench your jaw without realising it.
Some people may experience bruxism temporarily, while others experience it for a prolonged period.
Bruxism can be a habit, due to stress and anxiety, dental issues, or genetic.
Bruxism can cause jaw pain, damage your teeth, and give you headaches and earaches.
Teeth grinding has many causes, but is often associated with stress. It may also be a formed habit, or a side effect from medication.
Some people suffer with nocturnal teeth grinding (occurring during sleep). This is a type of sleep disorder.
Habitual teeth grinding causes a range of symptoms including headaches, earaches, jaw and facial pain, stiffness, disrupted sleep, and damaged teeth.
Symptoms often resolve when you stop grinding your teeth, which is why it is important to seek effective treatments early.
There are several ways to treat teeth grinding, including mouth guards, needling, and therapy (for anxiety). However, botox for teeth grinding is one of the best non-surgical methods to treat this condition with long-lasting results.
The most common treatment for TMJ pain is to use a cold pack and over-the-counter pain relief.
Most TMJ pain improves on its own with conservative measures.
For persistent TMJ pain, TMJ injections are an option.
The muscles that are the treatment targets for bruxism injections are the temporalis and masseter muscles.
The temporalis muscles are located on each side of the face in the temples, and the masseters are located at the back of the jawline, one on each side.
There are a number of treatments to improve TMJ pain.
Over-the-counter pain relief and a cold pack can alleviate tenderness around the TMJ. People with chronic TMJ pain may need positioning splints, physiotherapy and TMJ injections to relax muscle tension.
Botox is an effective treatment option for TMJ disorders including teeth grinding and jaw clenching.
It works by relaxing the muscles that commonly cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction; the masseter and temporalis muscles.
TMJ injections are not cot covered by medicare.
When performed carefully most people find TMJ injections to have very little discomfort. Patients generally rate injections for TMJ pain as a 2-3 out of 10 on the pain scale.
Most people have 3-4 injections per muscle to treat TMJ pain. You will need either 2 or 4 muscles injected during your treatment, depending on whether the temporalis or masseter muscles or both are contributing to the pain.
To treat TMJ pain, you will generally need 20-30 units of anti-wrinkle (muscle-relaxing) product placed into each muscle. Depending on the brand of product used, the units required may be higher (2.5 times the amount).
