Anyone Else Ever Have Orthodontics Cause Tmj Later In Life?

By Orthodontics Editor, on July 10th, 2009

I had braces and retainer for 8 years from age 14 to 22. I wore headgear and later rubber bands. I think they made my upper jaw too small. It is at my far range of motion to close my teeth together and my jaw pops when I open it far. The only time I close my teeth completely together is when I am chewing. We can’t afford TMJ treatment, since the insurance doesn’t cover it.

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3 comments to Anyone Else Ever Have Orthodontics Cause Tmj Later In Life?

• Hooty

  July 10, 2009 at 5:57 pm

  I feel your pain. I got TMJ after braces too. But mine doesn’t seem to be as bad as yours. Just popping and pain and locking of my Jaw. I sort of learned to deal with it cuz the treatments are too expensive.

• BobCF

  July 10, 2009 at 5:57 pm

  It happens, depending on how you were treated. If teeth or jaw were pushed back, yes.
  Teach yourself that when you yawn, you touch the roof of your mouth with your tongue – keeps the strain off your ligaments.

• Pamela Waterman

  July 11, 2009 at 12:08 pm

  I got TMJ after six years of teen braces with loads of elastics connecting upper/lower teeth in various directions. I got major relief after a new dentist (about 12 years later) fitted me for a custom plastic night “splint” because she realized I clench and grind my teeth. It looks like an Invisalign aligner but goes completely over the lower teeth. Within a week the daily pain and popping was gone, and only came back if I was really stressed (jaw clenching). More recently (at age 52) I had braces again to correct a gap that opened up. That process (possiblyby a more competent orthodontist?) has eliminated the TMJ! So, I suggest looking into a splint for night-wear for now (probably under $200, from your dentist), and maybe years from now, more ortho (mine only took one year, and I could finally afford it). Best wishes.

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