text: how do you cure tms? teeth grinding, night guard, cures, relief. temporal mandibular joint syndrome?  depends on what is causing it and how bad it is.  some people will have the problem go away with some tooth straightening.  there'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.   i 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.  your 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.    you 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.