How many Types of TMJ treatment Options?
1. Jaw rest. The most common of the TMJ treatment options is the simplest, relaxing the jaw to avoid further irritation, and almost all specialists will recommend this to start. The TM joint is one of the most overused in the human body - we depend on it for chewing, talking, and yawning, among other things, meaning it gets little rest. Resting the TM joint may consist of adopting a soft diet, including cooked vegetables and fruit, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, smoothies, soup, and yogurt. Chewing gum, ice, and hard candy are definitely not recommended. And if you feel you must eat food that needs to be chewed, cut it up in small pieces, so you won't have to open your jaw as wide. 2. Medications. Many Western medical practitioners rely on traditional measures, such as prescribing medications to dull the pain (i.e. aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.) or to relax the jaw (i.e. Valium, Celestone, etc.), thereby relieving the irritation and pain from the stressed...