Posted by Nancy on November 05, 1998 at 14:47:15:
I don't think there is a TMJ connection because there is alot of people who have TMJ that don't have clusters.
I do know that I `clench my teeth` alot, sleeping and awake. I have to remind myself `not` to do it. I had a splint made up that I wore at night but that didn't seem to stop the cycle.
Also has anyone thought of that a virus could cause clusters...mainly because of remission time? A virus could become active then go back into remission...but why so regular? Does this make any sense?
My pain started 10 months (16yrs ago) after I had a wisdom tooth pulled and I've wonder if a virus didn't get up in there at the time? It comes and goes as the virus becomes active again and again?