Yu gɛt sawnd bak we de klik na yu jaw? Yu de fil pen? Na TMJ dizayd? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

Sɔntɛm yu nɔ ɛva tink bɔt yu jaw, nɔto so? Bɔt di jaw jɔyn, ɔ di temporomandibular jɔyn, impɔtant fɔ ɔltin frɔm we yu de tɔk to we yu de it to we yu de smayl. Sɔntɛnde, prɔblɛm kin kam wit dis jɔyn. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wan pan dɛn kayn tin ya, we dɛn kɔl TMJ disɔda. Nɔr wɔri, dis na tin wae kin apun to bɔrku pipul ɛn dɛn kin trit am.

Lɛ wi si fɔs wetin na TMJ.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di jɔyn usay yu lכw jaw kכnekt to yu sכkul dεn kכl am TMJ (temporomandibular joint). Yu kin no dɛn tu jɔyn dɛn ya izi wan. Put yu finga dεm dairekt bifo yu yes εn fil di muvmεnt fכ dεn tu joyn dεm ya we yu de opin εn klos yu mכt. Yu go fil di tu rawnd ɛnd dɛn na yu ɔnda jaw. Dɛn tin ya de muv lɛk se dɛn de slayv along wan jɔyn sɔkɛtɛ na yu skel. dis sכkεt de fכ di tεmporal bon. di pat we de insay yu yes εn di εria we de rawnd yu fכs de insay dis bon bak. Jɔs tink bɔt aw dis smɔl jɔyn impɔtant! I tan lɛk wan hinj we de na domɔt.

So, wetin na TMJ disɔda (TMD)?

TMJ dizכrd, we sכmtεm dεn kin kכl dεm `TMD` (Temporomandibular Disorders), kin prεzεnt wit difrεn simptom dεm. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan wetin dɛn bi:

• Yu kin fil pen na yu ed, yu nɛk, yu jaw, ɔ yu fes . Sɔntɛnde dis pen kin kɔmɔt rawnd yu yes ɔr insay yu chɛst.
• Yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ it, mɔ fɔ it . Di pen kin ivin bɔku we yu de it sɔm it dɛn.
• Yu kin yɛri "klik" ɔ "pop" sawnd we yu opin ɔ lɔk yu mɔt. Sɔntɛnde, dis sawnd kin kam wit smɔl pen.
• Wan wan tɛm , di jaw kin lɔk . Dis min se yu nɔ go ebul fɔ opin ɔ lɔk yu mɔt. Dis kin mek pɔsin fred.

Pan ɔl we TMJ disɔda kin afɛkt pikin dɛn we ol ɛni ej, i kin apin mɔ pan yɔŋ pipul dɛn, mɔ di gyal pikin dɛn . Bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek i apin.

Wetin mek dɛn TMJ dizayd ya kin apin? Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek i apin?

Bɔku tɛm i nɔ kin izi fɔ fɛn di rayt tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt TMJ disɔda. Bɔt sɔm tin dɛn de we kin mek i apin.

1. Tit de grind ɔ klin (Bruxism): Dis na tin we kin mek yu tit rili kɔmɔn. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin grind dɛn tit de ɛn nɛt, ɛn dɛn kin klem dɛn tit togɛda. dis kin mek di TMJ jכint de wok we nכ nid fכ wok. dis kin mek di katilej disk we de insay di joyn west כ i kin lכs. di tit we de grind εn kכlכs kin mek bak di כp εn lכw tit dεm fit togeda (bayt). I kin afɛkt bak di mɔsul dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ it it.Di sad tin na, plenti pipul no ivin no se dem de grind dem tit.

2. Stress: Stress na wan big tin wae kin mek pɔrsin gɛt bɔrku sik. I kin afɛkt bak TMJ dizayd. We di strɛs de bɔku, pikin dɛn kin lɛk fɔ klin dɛn tit, klin dɛn jaw, ɛn tayt dɛn jaw mɔsul dɛn. Jɔs tink bɔt aw sɔm pikin dɛn kin strɛs we ɛgzam de kam nia ɔ we dɛn gɛt smɔl prɔblɛm wit dɛn padi.

3. Ɔda tit prɔblɛm dɛn: If prɔblɛm de wit di we aw di tit dɛn de (bad bayt), dat kin mek bak TMJ prɔblɛm.

4. Jɔyn prɔblɛm: Fɔ ɛgzampul, pipul dɛn we gɛt inflammatory joyn kɔndishɔn lɛk at at sik kin gɛt TMJ dizayd bak.

5. Prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di mɔsul dɛn: If ɛnitin wik ɔ ɔda prɔblɛm de na di mɔsul dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di jaw, dat kin afɛkt bak.

6. Trauma to di jaw ɔr fes: If yu dɔn ɛva gɛt aksidɛnt ɔ bad bad blo na yu jaw ɔ fes, dis kin sho bak as TMJ dizayd as tɛm de go.

"Pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ no di rayt tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis sik, bɔku tɛm na wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn tin ya kin mek pɔsin gɛt TMJ."

Ustɛm wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn dɛntist?

If yu tink se yu pikin de sho ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛm fɔ TMJ dizayd we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt, mek shɔ se yu tɛl yu dɛntist . Di kwik we dɛn no bɔt wan sik ɛn trit am, na di mɔ i go wɛl kwik kwik wan.

Di dɛntist go aks yu ɛn yu pikin kwɛstyɔn dɛn ɛn chɛk yu pikin. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin du spɛshal imej tɛst fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt TMJ disɔda. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• X-ray tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du
• `CT skan`
• MRI skan we dɛn kin du

dis tεst dεm kin si klia wan tin dεm lεk di kכndishכn insay di jכint, di kayn we aw di bon dεm de, εn di posishכn fכ di kכtilaj disk.

If yu pikin gɛt in jaw we lɔk wantɛm wantɛm ɛn i nɔ ebul fɔ opin ɔ lɔk in mɔt, nɔ panik, bɔt kɔl di dɛntist wantɛm wantɛm ɛn aks am if i nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn in mɔt ɔ go na di imejensi rum.

Aw dɛn kin trit dɛn TMJ dizayd ya?

We sɔm pikin dɛn gɛt TMJ disɔda, di tritmɛnt kin rili simpul. I kin ivin simpul lɛk fɔ gi di jaw fɔ rɛst fɔ sɔm dez .

Tin dɛn we yu kin du na os:

• Gi yu pikin sɔft it dɛn we izi fɔ it, lɛk pɔrit, sup, rays, mash vɛjitebul, ɛn frut.
• Ɛp yu pikin fɔ avɔyd abit dɛn we go ambɔg di TMJ jɔyn ɛn in fes mɔsul dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul:
• Chewing gum we yu de it.
• Klɛnch ɔ klin yu tit.
• Opin yu mɔt big wan we yu opin yu yay (yawning).
• Fɔ mek di pikin nɔ fil pen ɛn fɔ mek i fil fayn, put ays pak na di sayd we in fes de, ɔ put ɔt .

Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn:

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin nid fɔ gɛt mɔ tritmɛnt.

• Jaw we lɔk: Fɔ fiks dis, di dɔktɔ go gɛt fɔ manipul di jaw so dat i go opin ɛn lɔk bak. Sɔmtɛm, dɛn kin gɛt sɛdate fɔ di pikin, we min se dɛn nɔ de no natin, so dat dɛn nɔ go fil ɛni pen.
• Tritmɛnt fɔ di tit we yu de grind ɔ we yu de klin: Fɔ ɛp fɔ mek yu gɛt di pen we yu de grind yu tit, yu dɛntist kin gi yu pikin splint ɔ bayt plet fɔ wɛr na nɛt. Dis kin ɛp fɔ mek di tit nɔ grind ɛn klin. Dɛn kin gi mɛrɛsin bak fɔ ɛp fɔ ridyus di pen ɛn fɔ mek di mɔsul dɛn rilaks.
• Prɔblɛm fɔ di tit alaynɛshɔn: If yu pikin gɛt prɔblɛm wit di bayt we de mek i gɛt TMJ dizayd, di dɛntist kin tɛl yu fɔ yuz bres ɔ ɔda tritmɛnt fɔ yu tit fɔ kɔrɛkt am.
• Ɔpreshɔn: Nɔto ɔltɛm dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ dis sik. If ɔl di ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ pul di sik, yu pikin go nid fɔ gɛt ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek di tisu we dɔn pwɛl na in jɔyn. Bɔt mɛmba se bɔku pikin dɛn nɔ go nid ɔpreshɔn.

Yu tink se dɛn kin ebul fɔ avɔyd TMJ dizayd?

Bɔku pikin dɛn kin gɛt TMJ dizayd ɔ dɛn jɔyn pen bikɔs dɛn de grind dɛn tit ɔ dɛn kin klem dɛn jaw. Di sad tin na, dem no ivin no se dem de du am. So, dɛn nid fɔ tich pikin dɛn fɔ no we dɛn tin ya kin apin. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we dɛn de du tɛst na skul, we dɛn vɛks, we dɛn at pwɛl, si if dɛn tin ya kin apin. Dɔn dɛn kin lan fɔ stɔp di abit.

Stret kin bi wan men tin wae kin mek pɔrsin gɛt dɛn kayn bihayvya ya. Dat mek:

• Mek shɔ se yu pikin de du ɛksɛsayz ɛn slip fayn .
• Nɔ mek yu pikin in schedule pasmak . Gi am tɛm fɔ rilaks ɛn du tin dɛn we i lɛk fɔ ɛnjɔy.
• Mek yu pikin du tin dɛn we go mek i rilaks , lɛk fɔ rid buk, fɔ drɔ, ɔ fɔ lisin to myuzik.
• Fɔ ɛksesaiz fɔ blo na fayn we fɔ mek yu nɔ strɛs. Tich dɛn to yu pikin dɛn. Jɔs imajin aw yu kin fil fri we yu tek dip briz ɛn pul di briz.

Yu kin aks yu dɛntist fɔ mɔ advays fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt TMJ dizayd.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so na sɔm pan di impɔtant pɔynt dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt fɔ mek i izi fɔ yu fɔ mɛmba:

• `TMJ` de rifer to yu jaw joyn. We i gɛt prɔblɛm, i kin mek yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk pen, at fɔ it, ɛn sawnd we de klik na yu jaw.
• Bɔku tɛm, tin dɛn lɛk fɔ grind yu tit ɛn strɛs kin mek yu gɛt TMJ prɔblɛm.
• If yu pikin gɛt dɛn sik ya, nɔ panik ɛn go to dɛntist. Di kwik we dɛn no am, na di mɔ i izi fɔ trit.
• Bɔrku tɛm, yu kin kɔntrol dis sik wit simpul tritmɛnt ɛn tin dɛm wae yu kin du na os.
• Fɔ kɔntrol strɛs ɛn fɔ no ɛn pul bad abit dɛn (lɛk fɔ grind yu tit) kin go fa fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt TMJ prɔblɛm.

"Fɔ tek kia ɔf yu pikin in wɛlbɔdi na di impɔtant tin. If yu notis ivin di smɔl prɔblɛm lɛk dis, i nɔ de ɛva let fɔ go to dɔktɔ."

A op se naw yu dɔn ɔndastand mɔ bɔt TMJ dizayd. If yu gɛt ɛni ɔda kwɛstyɔn, duya aks dɔktɔ.

TMJ, TMD, Temporomandibular Joint, Tit Grindin, Bruksism, Jaw Pen, Strɛs, Dental Tritmɛnt