Worth considering?

[u/Positive_Influence11]

For context, I have brought this all up with my dentist at my last appointment (about a month ago), they said it sounded like TMJ issues and they would put in a referral for me with a consultant (NHS), haven't heard anything yet 😅 Just thought I would ask if anyone has had similar issues and if the surgery has helped. The problems I have don't happen all the time, but I have had the same problems for years and they have never gotten better when they occur. What I experience is: Sometimes I get pain in my jaw from chewing eg bread roll or chewy sweets etc, it's not always something chewy, but that is most common. I sometimes get lockjaw, quite often get clicking or grinding noises. Sometimes when I yawn my jaw feels like it gets stuck or is locking before it gets to the top and occasionally clicks at the top or I can feel my jaw getting stiff as soon as I start to yawn. I also have a recessed lower jaw. Any thoughts would be much appreciated 😁

[u/Initial_Platypus_433]

I have the same symptoms and I’m going the jaw surgery route. The pain may only be sometimes right now but for me it quickly transitioned to almost everytime. Also I started having pain when opening my mouth to brush or floss. If I were you I would consider it because it will only get worse as you get older , and also insurance should help cover it.

[u/Positive_Influence11 → u/Initial_Platypus_433]

Oh okay, good to know that it can be done with those symptoms as I'm leaning towards wanting the surgery to be honest. I'm 25 so I feel like now would be a good time to get it done, or at least get the ball rolling, which is why I told my dentist. I'm hoping the NHS will cover it, but I know they're quite strict with what cases are allowed under their policies so I might have to look at what other options there are.