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TMJ surgery
There are multiple types of surgery depending upon the diagnosis. They include arthrocentisis, arthoscopic surgery, open joint surgery, and joint replacement. Each has it's own advantages and disadvantages. I have treated over 2400 patients for TMJ problems and have found surgery to rarely be needed. I refer a patient only after the non surgical options have been exhausted.
Dr. John Van der Werff reviewed this
41 year experience in Dentistry
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A 32-year old asked:
How painful is TMJ surgery afterwards?
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Is there a way to tell when you need TMJ surgery?
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How can I get a TMJ surgery paid for by insurance?
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How can I get a TMJ surgery paid for by medical insurance?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Open TMJ surgery can help reposition a disc displaced anteriourly without reduction? Will it last this procedure?Thank you very much
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A 37-year old female asked:
Is that ok if i hv same pain after my TMJ surgery..Nd how much time to need to recover it..Its been done 3 weeks ago bt still having headachs nd pain?
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A 41-year old asked:
Will there be a scar after TMJ surgery?
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A 38-year old asked:
How much does an arthroscopic TMJ surgery cost?
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A 42-year old asked:
Should I wear my splint after having a TMJ surgery?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I get a TMJ surgery paid for? Is it by dental or medical insurance?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What is the recovery time for a TMJ surgery and time to bespent in the hospital?
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A 26-year old female asked:
How effective is fat graft TMJ surgery and does it involve. Thank you very much.
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A member asked:
I need help from a TMJ surgery had TMJ surgery in 2000 been in pain since cannot eat work or sit up in pain all the time stay in bed all day could someone please help me .
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A 41-year old asked:
Will there be a scar on cheek after TMJ surgery?
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A 25-year old female asked:
One surgeon suggested open TMJ surgery for anterioe disc displacement without reduction (since I have had twoarthroscopies). Another one suggested arhroscopy. What to do?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have had TMJ surgery today. Should the tinnitus immediately go away or over a general period of time? (Couldnt ask doc because was asleep)
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have developed aberrant fibers 4m orbicularis oculi to oris after left TMJ surgery because of TMJ#.is there any cure? Left cheek moves up when I close left eye
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there any such thing as TMJ arthroscopic surgery?
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A 42-year old asked:
Tmj arthroscopy surgery possible?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can someone who has had TMJ arthroscopy surgery feel misaligned in his teeth afterwards?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Never had any TMJ problems at all. 3 weeks after impacted wisdom teeth extraction, omfs believes i developed TMJ after surgery. Why? Is this forever?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What are the success rates of TMJ surgery? My surgeon wants to remove my disc is there another option to avoid arthritis like sewing it in place?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can TMj adhesions after tmj surgeries affect the optical nerve or acustic nerve? As to tear up/too streched and travel in different parts of the head?
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A 26-year old female asked:
How effective is TMj fat graft surgery?? It was suggested after 2 failed arthtroscopies, ant. disc displacement without reduction for the last 9year
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A female asked:
I'm considering tmj disc repositioning surgery. Is there difference between suturing and screwing ligaments to fossa when fixing disc in right place?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have future sinus surgery, TMJ (wear splint), since weather has become cooler I have had numbness in face along cheekbones down right jaw bone. Why?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What is recovery like after tmj arthroplasty left and right tmj open joint surgery to remove disk.How will I function without one? When does the pain stop? 4 days post opp My face tingles and feels like knives on my ear and just tenderness an pain jw
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A 34-year old asked:
Do you have to have surgery for tmj?
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A 43-year old asked:
How do I go about getting surgery for tmj?
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A 34-year old asked:
What symptoms indicate that i need surgery for tmj?
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