I do.
I have a huge overbite because of it, and went to see an orthodontist [pre-diagnosis] who declared that he wanted to break my jaw and reset it further forward. He asked my mother if I'd suffered trauma to the chin as a child, and went on to say that Juvenile Arthritis could cause it too.
My rheumatologist said a similar thing, he said 'We can see that the jaw growth has been slowed by the inflammation'.
I'm just wondering how common this is?
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We are waiting to see the Maxillo facial team and waiting to see what they say...
Katie cant open her mouth wide enough for the dentist to look in or bite an apple...
just wanted to let you know my daughter had both her jaws operated on just over two years ago she had a under developed top jaw her dentist referred her to a orthodontist she had to decide when she first saw him at the age of thirteen if she wanted to have her jaws operated on her decision was to go a head he then got the maxillofacial team involved who fitted her with special braces (not the normal ones you have for your teeth) they fit like normal braces but they are to line everything up ready for the op she went back to them about every two months to have them adjusted the team were wonderful to her it was a big operation but my daughter was over the moon with the results really changed the way she looks she as had perthe's disease since she was five I don't know if there is any connection we never asked at the hospital
if you would like to talk to my daughter who's called Laura I'm sure she would be happy to talk to you I hope this as helped you
take care sue x
best wishes to all
sue x
sue x
sorry to hear about the pain in your jaw... i have been having pain in the right side of my jaw for a few months now, it started off in the muscles and i was sure it was because of grinding and clenching my teeth (I was going through my finals at uni and very stressed and I thought this brought it on) but now i'm thinking it might have developed into arthritis as the pain is now definitely in the joint rather than the muscles. it's weird though as the pain is somehow different from the arthritis in my other joints, less hot and swollen, just sore. i don't know what it could be! oh well time will tell i spose...