The long and winding road
 

Hi Bryanna and happy new yer. Yes I agree what you say about stress. It always seems to go that when you can least deal with it you get more to contend with ? New dentures still giving problems. Have tori and constant alterations also my front teeth were built up to normal height and when I chew bite catches on one behind as it was thickened to strengthen it but this causes shock wave to tmj and got another spasm. Can they do something about this ? Old wisdom tooth extraction getting a bit aggravated again so mouth still in astateof flux. Would love some peace of mind. Bad day yesterday. Step resisted out dude to ceiling leaking because of constant torrential rain. Any advice on current denture/mouth situation. Regards nick

Hi Nick,

Happy New Year to you too!

Do you have tori on your palate or other areas on the top? Do you have tori on the lower as well?

I may be wrong but I thought you had full dentures both top and bottom. So the front teeth that were built up... are these your natural teeth or denture teeth? Are they the top or the bottom or both?

The build up of the teeth needs to be precise in that it cannot interfere with your biting or chewing. The whole idea in doing that is to try an maximize the proper occlusal plane so that as you bite and chew everything comes together "naturally" without putting stress on any one particular area. This can be very difficult to accomplish in people who have been missing posterior teeth for a long period of time as the bone and muscle structures have changed.

That wisdom tooth area is going to flare up from time to time. Unfortunately there is no ideal way to repair that problem.

I would love for you to have some peace of mind with all of this. I commend you for trying so hard to improve it. I think it's important to be very mindful of what things aggravate it and what things don't. Sometimes it helps to keep a simple journal or diary listing those things that affect it, like diet, lifestyle and stress, as that becomes a good reference to help us see a pattern that we may not otherwise be keenly aware of. Then we know where to make the changes which will actually lesson some of the overall stress of dealing with it.

Bryanna

The long and winding road
 

The hi Bryanna , I have 3 upper teeth of my own . 2 front teeth and 1 incisor. Also 4 lower front teeth of my own? The two front teeth were ground right down and so built up again. I have further adjustments and the upper and lower jaws now function pretty well but my tinnitus got aggravated by the chewing on the back muscles that are weak . I was chewing and one Wendywt into spasm neck issues with scm and tight scalenes and upper back muscles.i wonder if I should get these addressed with massage as it could be a case of habitual muscle tension. Severe weather here so been stuck in the house w. Can't,t be doing me much good. Also have pronated feet. Read Thai can effectors tire and jaw. What do you think ? Regards nick

Hi Nick,

A question...... are any of your natural teeth root canaled? If so, do they have posts in them? Root canaled or not, are they crowned or just built up with a composite material?

I think the barometric pressure, pertaining to the weather, has an affect on how we physically (and mentally) feel. So you may notice more tension and/or spasms with sudden or long term changes in the barometric pressure.

If you feel that a massage would help loosen up some of that tension, then by all means go for it!

Bryanna

The long and winding road
 

Hi Bryanna , I agree with your statements re stress. Very common I think. I do also need to rehabilitate . My lower mandible is still struggling with the new denture and my masseters tend to be very tight and sore and so some tinnitus. Leftt side of neck quite tight too. Trying some massage tomorrow. Weather here very bad. Freezing and snow. Not good for my face , yet don,t like feeling confined. Just wonder how long the jaw muscles will take to settle. Regards nick