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I've seen a couple of people post about TMJ... How many others have jaw problems associated with their Lyme? I had to pay $800 for a bite gaurd, and disability won't reimburse me because they think the TMJ is unrelated to the LD. I keep saying it is, but like that's good enough for them, right?
-------------------- Sometimes when I say �Oh, I�m fine� I want someone to look me in the eyes & say �tell the truth�
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I just went through the same thing! Boy, it seems like everything I do anymore can be traced back to the big L (As if we don't all know that, right?) I just started wearing the night-guard and strangely, I feel worse. Is it helping you? I noticed my headaches are becoming more frequent. I didn't try to get it reimbursed because my insurance said it was not a medical necessity. How is it working out for you? I'd be curious to know how others with "TMJ" deal with it and negotiating with the Dentist? Thanks in advance! TPeacock/mom2zoecon
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My night guard didn't work out at all. I would wake up and feel a million times worse. My teeth became more sensitive, and the headaches never went away. I haven't worn it for a couple onths, and it seems the TMJ is not as prevelant.
I'm in a little bit different situation than most folks with LD. I work for the department of Navy, and since my doctors ruled my job was the only cause of the LD, Uncle Sam has admitted fault, and we are working on compensation for everything.
-------------------- Sometimes when I say �Oh, I�m fine� I want someone to look me in the eyes & say �tell the truth�
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If you do a search using TMJ, will probably come up with a whole mess of previous posts. Meanwhile, here is something on the subject:
Dent Clin North Am. 1997 Apr;41(2):243-58.
Differentiation of orofacial pain related to Lyme disease from other dental and facial pain disorders.
Heir GM.
Department of Oral Pathology, Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Dental School, Newark, USA.
The diagnostic process for the orofacial pain patient is often perplexing. Compounding the process of solving a diagnostic mystery is the multiplicity of etiologic factors. The propensity for Lyme disease to present with symptoms mimicking dental and temporomandibular disorders makes the task even more complex. It is hoped that the reader is cognizant of the fact that a pathologic process of dental structures--the teeth and their attachments to the mandible and maxilla, the temporomandibular joints, masticatory musculature, and vascular supply and sensory innervation of the oromandibular anatomy--may also be the source of facial pain. Although unique, similar complaints may also be manifestations of other causes, including pain associated with Lyme disease. The informed and fastidious clinician does not overlook these possibilities when evaluating the headache and facial pain patient. The clinician should be equipped with the knowledge and minimal armamentarium to evaluate the patient appropriately. To paraphrase from Sherlock Holmes, we must first eliminate the impossible, whatever is left is the truth, no matter how unlikely. A differential diagnosis must be achieved based on clinical experience, unbiased observations, and probability.
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* Review
PMID: 9142482 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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