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I am 15 years old and i have a horrible case of TMJ from grinding my teeth together. My jaw clicks when i open it up and down & even when i try opening it up and down, it moves to the right before coming down. I get bad headaches behind my eyes, or above my eyes. Sometimes alla round my head or on the sides of my head or in the back but mostly my Temporials. My parents are BOTH dentist's and they are trying to make an appointment for me to see my ortho. At their office, i got an x ray, and it proved that i had an immensely bad case of TMJ for my age. My teeth alignment is somewhat off. I am scared that my jaw is going to go crooked and stay crooked. /: Can veneers help with my tmj? what can heal my tmj? & no the sleep mouth guards do not work. i tried one for months and it did nothing- & braces are not an option for my age... so i was thinking maybe porcelain veneers? besides the teeth i have now are veryyy little/yellow/and spaced out. do you think that if i don't fix them now, i will need surgery later? East five pts

I went to physical therapy for my TMJ because it was so bad and it seemed to help a lot actually. Maybe look in to trying that. I went to a TMJ specialist and they referred me to physical therapy. I tried the mouth gaurd too and it didn't help me either. I'm 19 by the way.

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