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r/TMJ • … • u/the_mighty_slime

I need help eith my TMJ sfter jaw surgery

I had an overbite correction surgery 5 years ago, braces before and after the surgery. My bite is correct. Yet I still developed tmj symptoms after my surgery. Tinnitus, headaches and muscle stiffness. The surgeon didn't help, my dentist either.

I decided to do an MRI and these are the results (link at the end), I don't know if I picked good pictures, I can send more if anyone is willing to help. The report said there is no problem with my joints.

I also visited a "specialist" and he told me my condlyes are too far back. He didn't do a CT or anything, just put his fingers on my joints and told me whats wrong. He sold me a splint for 1k euros. I was happy someone is willing to help, until I realised this splint is a repositioning splint. I read that it's not recommended. I don't want to wear it now, if the splint moves my lower jaw forward even more than my back teeth won't touch and I will have an open bite. I'm at loss, wasted my money that I saved for this and I don't even know how to proceed.

But, on the MRI pictures, the left side of my jaw is weird. When you look at the pics where I have my mouth open there is a significant difference between the positions of my 2 condlyes. And when I move my jaw side to side I can see some assymetry in the movements.

I have no trouble opening my mouth, no pain or clicking.

https://imgur.com/a/tmj-mri-i3c2dsO

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