I can sympathise with you about those TMJ pains. I have been suffering with that for the same amount of time I've had candida ( about 12 years now ). I had a dentist make me a night guard years ago- and it does help, but not nearly enough. I am sometimes forced to take Advil which I HATE to do becuase I have leaky gut soooo bad and I know it only makes that worse. I also used to go through bottles of Advil like they were candy for endometriosis pain. I thought I would die sometimes the pain was so bad. Interestingly ( and thank GOD ), both of these health conditions have improved a lot since I've been battling my candida the last few years. These things are definately all connected.