Jaw pad treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder

  Patient: Description of condition (onset, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): It has been 5. 6 years of experience. But very occasionally occasional popping and had a restricted mouth opening. I ate a lot of sugar cane when I was pregnant before. Then I didn’t feel it in February after giving birth. After 2.5 months, I noticed that the ringing had disappeared, my ears were swollen, and I had pressure pain around the joint area. My doctor told me to go to the 9th hospital for surgery or observation. I did not want to have surgery. Now after 1 week, the swelling in my ear is gone. I just feel uncomfortable with my teeth clenching. The pressure pain is basically absent. No. Ask Dr. Gu! Is it possible for me to have a dental bite pad with conservative treatment without a sealant? If I don’t have any symptoms or discomfort, but still have a non-resettable type. For example, if I wear a dental bite pad, will it recover after 10 years?  Zhiyuan Gu, Implant Center of Hangzhou Stomatological Hospital: You can try a dental bite pad and wear it for 3-6 months in general.  If there are no more symptoms and no discomfort, but it is still non-resettable, no treatment is needed.  Patient: Thank you, Dr. Gu. I went to Nanjing to have a dental bite pad done by Professor Yin Xinmin. I have to take it next week. I have no discomfort now. Sometimes I get up in the morning with a rare popping sound, I don’t feel uncomfortable when I eat slowly, but it hurts a little when I eat too fast or hard. I just feel uncomfortable with my teeth clenching. I don’t know if it’s because I’m unilateral and irreducible. My other side is perfectly fine. I’ve had a lot of toothache in the last few days. The grinding area is full of pain and I don’t know if the tooth is worn down. Thank you, Dr. Gu. Prof. Yin said that it is also possible to restore to reversibility with a pad. I am looking forward to the results.  Patient: Dr. Gu, I would like to ask. I’ve been wearing Prof. Yin’s occlusion plate, and the right side of the bad joint has become more comfortable, but I feel that the left side of the joint is also tugging. Is it because the occlusion plate has balanced the joint? Will this pull the good side of the joint as well?  Zhiyuan Gu, Implant Center, Hangzhou Dental Hospital: Don’t worry too much about it, just follow up with Professor Yin on time.  Patient: Thank you, Dr. Gu. I’ve been carrying it for 1 week almost. The effect is quite good. I hope that the joint can be adjusted over time.  Gu Zhiyuan, Hangzhou Stomatological Hospital Implant Center: I wish you success.  Patient: Dr. Gu, I feel a little uncomfortable in my cheekbone and jaw angle these days. I am growing 2 wisdom teeth. Now the right side of the joint is bad and the left side is perfectly fine. The right side just doesn’t bite right. The upper and lower teeth are always stuck together. I am more comfortable with this bite pad. I am now deliberately focusing on my diet, basically eating liquid and soft food, and now I feel that my muscles are a little sore after 2 weeks of chewing things, is it because I am paying too much attention to it and it is causing a bad effect? I also have cheekbones, and now one side of my cheekbone is protruding a bit, and my face is a bit bigger. If the joints adjust over time, it is possible to regain a little bit of the size is not so obvious. I would like to ask Dr. Gu, I can’t reopen one side. If I stick to the treatment. Pay attention to diet and lifestyle habits. Is it possible to become reversible or healed? Thank you, Dr. Gu, thank you so much.  Zhiyuan Gu, Hangzhou Dental Hospital Implant Center: Many people will recover, the protruding cheekbone has nothing to do with the joint.  Patient: Thank you, Dr. Gu~~ I am touched by your enthusiasm and patience. I will be fine! I’ll feel better with your support! Thank you!