text: Temporal mandibular joint syndrome?\n\nDepends on what is causing it and how bad it is.  Some people will have the problem go away with some tooth straightening. \nThere's a (something, I don't remember what it's called) that puts your teeth into their proper position.  You have to eat with it on.  \nI had to have a couple years of braces and 12 hour surgery where my jaw was cut in 8 different places and screwed/wired back together.  And I still had to have a chin implant to give me a chin.\n\nYour teeth should fit together this way:  molars should lock together and top incisors should overlap the lower incisors just like, er, scissors.  This should be your natural position - where your teeth automatically go when you close your mouth and put your teeth touching.  \n\nYou should see a dentist, but keep this in mind - my first dentist said there was nothing wrong with my bite.  My incisors had a 1/8 inch gap between them! If you have doubts about your dentist's diagnosis, go to an orthodontist for a second opinion.