TM disorder describes a variety of conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint – TMJ (the point where the jaw opens and closes) and nerves related to chronic facial pain. These problems are now more easily diagnosed and treated than in the past. Women are twice as likely to be affected than men. How Is It Caused? […]
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Temporomandibular Joint Treatment: How Migraine Headaches Relate To TMJ Dentistry
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
You may know people with Type-A personalities. You may even be Type-A yourself. Always connected, high energy and hard driving. These people may be even more successful than their associates and friends. That’s the positive side. But there’s a negative side, too. For some Type-A personalities, stress and anxiety can intensify the symptoms of TMJ […]
TemporoMandibular Joint Syndrome
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
A tooth that aches in the morning can result from teeth grinding during sleep. Teeth clenching can usually be treated. Are you troubled by a jaw popping or jaw clicking sensation, or jaw pain when you eat? You may be suffering from a dental problem that has nothing to do with teeth or gums. We […]
Subliminal Stuff: Teeth Grinding and TMJ
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
Sensitivity to heat and cold. Loosened teeth, fractures, and a debilitating headache. All this can occur while you sleep – from grinding your teeth. Dentistry calls it bruxism. Talk about shell shock. Dentists see evidence of life in the fast lane everyday. As many as 90 percent of us grind our teeth each night, on […]
New Responses to TMJ Disorder Aches and Jaw Pain
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
Some 10 million people suffer from some form of TMJ Disorder: from jaw clicking or jaw popping whenever they yawn to intense migraine-like pain in the area around their ears. The temporamandibular joint is the hinge between your jaw and skull. The bone and muscles permit your jaw to move—not just up and down, but […]
Malocclusion Of The Mouth
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
The term malocclusion literally means “bad bite.” It is a generalized term that refers to many different types of mal-relationships of the lower teeth to the upper teeth. In popular usage, any arrangement of the teeth that is at variance with a prescribed ideal is considered to be a malocclusion. But that is an oversimplification […]
Grinding Teeth: Do You Have A Problem With Your Bite?
Categories: TMJ Dentistry
Problems with the way your teeth fit together occur in many different ways. Some bite problems cause discomfort or even pain, and that pain can masquerade as problems that you would not readily associate with your teeth. Some bite problems can cause major damage to your teeth without producing any obvious discomfort. There are some […]
Snoring Problems? Sleep Apnea Therapy Can Help
Categories: Sleep Apnea
Snoring is one of those problems that often bothers other people more than the person who does it. Many people who snore don’t even know it. However, it can drive others crazy: spouses, roommates, neighbors, even dogs. The noise of snoring happens when a person’s airways are partially obstructed during sleep. When the airways are […]
Snore No More with Sleep Apnea Treatment
Categories: Sleep Apnea
A snore is not a pleasant sound, especially not if it wakes you up in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, snoring is a fairly common problem. It’s estimated that perhaps about a quarter of people snore, and older people are even more likely to snore. Snoring is more than just a loud, rumbling noise; […]
Sleep Disorders: Had Enough of Snoring and Feeling Tired?
Categories: Sleep Apnea
Sleep disorders are not a normal part of life. While everyone has trouble sleeping sometimes, it should not be a nightly battle. Fortunately, sleep medicine offers some restful solutions. Some of the most common sleeping disorders include obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, bruxism (grinding your teeth), sleepwalking, and restless leg syndrome. To diagnose the sleeping problem, […]
