 [ Symptoms ] hi i have had a cross bite on my rear tooth caused from a tooth extraction without subsequent restorative dentistry which has stopped my closing my mouth properly for 5 years and has caused me huge problems i have tmjd poor posture i have neck pain headaches ear aches etc the maxillio facial surgeon i was referred to was totally misinformed on the problem and did very poor tests on the bite the xray was one where the teeth were not in contact and she did the paper bite test and concluded my bite was fine as the paper could not be pulled out from either side this is no were near thorough enough of a test and i felt my problem was taken seriously at all i was wondering if there is a connection with the hyoid lingual bone malocclusion and hyperthyroidism im sure the is a connection between the hyoid and tmjd but could it affect the thyroid tmjd seems to be very controversial leading to misdiagnosis like i experienced thanks for reading [ Disease ] most common symptoms of pneumonia are cough fever chills shortness of breath and weakness