Information and opinions on health from Bill at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/62912/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/62912/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/62912/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/62912/18792/tmj-jaw-chin Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:57:00 -0500 Bill About 15 years ago my dentist diagnosed the extreme pain I was enduring as TMJ.  He had an appliance similar to a retainer created to fit in the roof of my mouth, and between my upper an lower teeth.  After a while my teeth readjusted and I had another appliance made.  I wore these for several years, except when eating.  Finally none of them fit.  I may be grinding my teeth again.  Certainly my teeth do not align... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/62912/18792/tmj-jaw-chin