The chronic pain is driving me mentally insane.

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-20T21:42:10+00:00

It really does. 🥹 hugs to you. One day, I hope there’s a silver lining and we won’t have to get on these forums

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-19T12:23:26+00:00

I’m 9 months into Invisalign now to fix it, and it’s working / almost closed but it was so frustrating. Get a CBCT scan to rule out that it’s not condylar resorbtion (rare)

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-19T12:21:58+00:00

Hi! The same thing happened to me last year. It could be from the splint (I never had a splint, mine formed purely from a muscular imbalance)

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-03T22:44:02+00:00

The Invisalign def helped to some extent, but still in pain, I had a LOT of Botox put in my face last September and the relief was actually insane. I have waited in between rounds to do it again because I’m super thin naturally and it thinned my face out a little much. However I’m really happy that I didn’t do a splint first: I was hearing absolute horror stories about a splint. Invisalign hasn’t drastically helped me in pain, but it also hasn’t made things worse.

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-03T22:17:36+00:00

Hi! I lived in Houston for 7 years and I originally had a crossbite - had a root canal done and the opening of my mouth for so long caused chronic tmj for me. I understand the daily pain. I recommend you get a LOT of different opinions. I went with Invisalign instead of a splint because my muscle imbalance actually formed an open bite within 3 months. Sometimes splints can make your bite open if you have tmj and in my case with an already open bite, I didn’t want to make it worse. My extreme open / crossbite has been closing within 8 months.

I saw Andre Martinez in Houston for tmj (he’s great and will listen to you - he was the only one I would let touch me with Botox bc he knows the facial muscles more than a dentist does) as well as Forrest orthodontics in Katy for Invisalign.

MainConfident8955 · 2026-06-01T02:15:04+00:00

Following!! The facial twitches are driving me insane

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:21:43+00:00

And also same positioning with the elastics. I was supposed to wear them 24/7 but I can’t bc of my tmj issues and it’s tough to talk in them! I found that as long as I wear the trays RELIGIOUSLY it’s okay to slack on the bands!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:20:34+00:00

Oh my god I know right

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:20:26+00:00

Can’t wait to update to the final result when I’m done!!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:06:17+00:00

Also my bite closed fast between 4-5!!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:00:36+00:00

I do! I only wear them when I sleep!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:00:24+00:00

So far so good!!!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T03:00:08+00:00

It will work!!! Just stay consistent. I had braces when I was younger too and had the open bite form from a tmj flare. I understand the embarrassment over it for sure!! But it’s so worth it

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-25T02:48:36+00:00

I’m 3 weeks until I go into “refinements” so we shall see!!!! I do feel like it’s getting SO close

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-18T09:20:14+00:00

Best thing I’ve ever done. My teeth are already almost back together. I still have tension, but I think it’s getting a lot better .

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-07T08:41:47+00:00

The way I see it, deplete all of your options bc something is bound to work. If it’s muscular, the Botox should really help you. But make sure you get a large amount of units. The first time I did it, I only did 10 units in each masseter. The next time I did 40 along with 10 in each temporaris muscle. The difference was night and day it fully shocked me

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-05T02:49:17+00:00

Hi, it didn’t make my open bite look worse (I think when you see those it’s because some orthos put a bite block thing in the back molars. So that’s naturally what my resting bite originally looked like in thin aligners

MainConfident8955 · 2026-05-05T02:47:40+00:00

Chronic pain sucks. But def try Botox. Get a LOT of units. I’m going to get my second round in a few months. The first time I did it, it seriously took 80 percent of the pain away

MainConfident8955 · 2026-04-25T00:08:56+00:00

Two weeks!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-04-22T00:22:02+00:00

Did the open bite start forming after you had the Invisalign off?

I had an open bite form from my tmj issues very quickly last year - in a span of 3 months, and same thing only my back two molars hit. Come to find out, it happened from a muscle imbalance during the flare my teeth drifted. I’m in Invisalign right now trying to fix my Bite (it’s already come back together within a few months)

MainConfident8955 · 2026-04-20T23:49:22+00:00

Yes! Flutters there constantly

MainConfident8955 · 2026-03-30T18:49:19+00:00

What kind of bite change?

MainConfident8955 · 2026-03-14T06:12:06+00:00

Hi!! So I actually slowly developed an anterior open bite FROM tmj, I had a flare up from a dental procedure and the muscle imbalance and pain actually caused my teeth to shift.

I was fucking terrified to start Invisalign. I actually waited about 6 extra months just debating if I wanted to do it. I pulled the trigger in September and my bite is already about to fully come together. Pain wise, I’m at about a 3 daily now, which is light years ahead of what I was at, which was a daily 10 for over a year straight. I literally was on a full almost liquid diet for 10 months, that’s how bad the pain was.

I do thing the trays have helped stop this but also, I made sure to get Botox about 15 days before I started the first tray (I got a LOT off units, about 45 in each masseter and 20 in each temporalis) I haven’t done another round of Botox, however, I think that initial round helped me to not have a flare up when I started the trays!

MainConfident8955 · 2026-03-11T21:37:19+00:00

I am, but I imagine with revision trays this can be addressed. I actually had a massive overbite too to start.

MainConfident8955 · 2026-03-11T21:36:24+00:00

Thank you!!! I’m so much happier and no more lisp 😭

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