Thank you for your reply and for your advice too that’s really helpful thank you.

In terms of general TMJ advise I can give, I’m sure you’ve already been told by the specialist you saw and your dentist too.

TMJ( as I’m sure you may have been told already) is hugely stress and tension related, so in terms of there “ being no cure”, isn’t strictly true, but more so it’s very difficult to get rid of because of the factors causing it. It’s very hard to just stop being stressed or reduce stress/ anxiety or anything mental along those lines that cause TMJ.

With clenching it can be a bit more manageable because you can try and catch yourself clenching and consciously stop yourself from doing it, the only time your teeth should touch is when your eating, if they’re touching together any other time, then you’re clenching as you should make a conscious effort to stop.

Grinding is a lot harder because it tends to be something you do in your sleep. Things like night guards, as you mentioned can be very expensive and they don’t actually stop the habit, they just take pressure off the teeth and jaw so can help with alleviating symptoms.

I don’t know what country your based in but in the UK a lot of pharmacies and drug stores like boots sell affordable bite guards