Possible TMJ for protection prospect.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:29 pm
Hi everyone... I have a female that is about 13 months.. Recently she played with a jolly ball and had her mouth stuck open for about 1 minute before she got it to normal.. This was the first time that has ever happened. Just recently, I had a incisor pulled out because she shattered one while dismembering a possum she got a hold of.. Nipping and jumping at the possum and biting the wire fence was what I suspect did it. After the tooth was pulled out the following day, she yawned and it happened again.. I was wondering if it is tmj and if it is would have any effect on bite work at all.. She seems to eat normal, not in pain and yawns a lot but only has gotten stuck on 2 occassions.. On a smaller note, will that missing incisor interfere with her ability to hold and do bite work as well. I am more concerned about the tmj though.