I used to have TMJ pain. Once I was chewing gum when suddenly I heard a loud crunch in my jaw joint that was accompanied by a flash of pain. Also, my jaw used to pop out of joint a lot.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
tommyrot - Jun 04, 2004 11:20:08 am PDT #340 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2004 11:22:40 am PDT #341 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have TMJ pain. Perhaps I should get hit in the face harder. Getting hit kinda hard hasn't fixed it yet.
But then, my smoking will result in cancer, eventually
Smoke more, I figure. And if you don't die before the arthritis sets in, start smoking something laced.
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2004 11:25:52 am PDT #342 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Cordelia Lear. Hee hee hee.
DebetEsse - Jun 04, 2004 11:37:16 am PDT #343 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Nasty TMJ. We hates it. I got it from my mom, who got braces when I was about 8 to try to fix it (didn't work). I haven't gotten to the Very!Bad!Pain, but I tend to hold tension there, now, and get headaches from it. Also pops like crazy.
But medical jaw-breakage is a little extreme for my taste.
tiggy - Jun 04, 2004 11:40:57 am PDT #344 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
it's so funny that you guys are talking about this. i just decided last week that i'm going to get braces to rectify my teeth/jaw problems. i have chronic headaches and i believe that most if not all are caused by that particular area. one of the nurses expressed concern that surgery(like the breaking of the jaw) would be necessary, but the orthodontist assured me it wouldn't be. so...in three weeks i will be joining the ranks of the brace faces. i can hardly contain my joy. at least they're the ceramic kind.
fairlite2u - Jun 04, 2004 1:12:43 pm PDT #345 of 10001
"Damn the man. Save the empire!" - Lucas
tiggy- I'm jealous of your braces gettage. I have wanted braces for several years now. My family was in the poor house when I came upon the age to get braces, and my parents decided that since my sister's teeth went right back to being crooked after her braces came off(umm, maybe because she refused to keep wearing her retainer?), the same thing would happen to me so it wasn't worth the expense. One day...
Hil R. - Jun 04, 2004 2:51:00 pm PDT #346 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
d - Jun 04, 2004 2:55:13 pm PDT #347 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Sometimes TMJ issues stem from tight facial muscles pulling the jaw out of whack. Perhaps you might think about getting some therapeutic massage work done before breaking jaws?
Topic!Cindy - Jun 04, 2004 5:01:43 pm PDT #348 of 10001
What is even happening?
d makes a good point. Any point that suggests massage over paying someone to purposefully break your jaw sounds good, because I am a wimp. Maybe a second opinion, Allyson? Was this dentist a regular dentist, or an orthodontist, or oral surgeon, or what have you? There might be other ways to correct your bite. That face is a classic. I'd hesitate to mess with it, too.
Hil R. - Jun 04, 2004 5:02:59 pm PDT #349 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I wore a bite plate for TMJ for a few years. After the third time I accidentally threw it out, I gave up on it, but it seemed to be working when I did wear it.