Do you have pain in your jaw? Does your cheeks and jaw area swell? Does your jaw pop when you chew or talk? Do you realize that you may have TMJ? What is TMJ? TMJ is referred to as Temporomandibular joint disease or disorders. What is your temporomandibular joint? It is the joint that connects […]
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We have all experienced it at one time or another: an obnoxious, sometimes high-pitched ringing sensation deep within our ears, also known as tinnitus. While this is a very common short-term issue when exposed to high noise volumes, it can also be a chronic problem, which actually may be caused by a few surprising sources. […]
Although 10 million Americans suffer from jaw pain at any given time, the exact cause and proper treatment of jaw pain varies by doctor/provider. Even the diagnoses vary, with TMJ (temporomandibular joint) jaw pain, TMJ syndrome, and TMD (temporomandibular disorder) among many others. Patients with debilitating pain often travel between dentists, general practitioners, therapists, physical-therapists, […]
The history of TMJ arthroscopy can be traced to the development of the Watanabe No 24 Selfoc arthroscope. In 1970 Ohinishi reported on arthroscopy of the cadever TMJ. Techonological improvements led to the development of the 55 and 70 degree arthroscope. The first report of diagnostic TMJ arthroscopy was performed in 1975. Murakami and colleagues […]
Individuals who suffer from Bell’s Palsy have an increasing incidence of pain from a chronic condition called neuralgia. While neuralgia can affect anyone, those who suffer from conditions such as Bell’s Palsy may be at greater risk for developing this complex condition. Neuralgia is simply defined as a cyclical pain, ranging from throbbing to an […]
People who suffer with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) live with an array of symptoms that range from mild to debilitating. The obvious effects of RA are on the joints of the the hands, wrists, knees and feet. Less well known are the myriad effects on oral health. RA is a chronic, systemic disease. RA is a […]
There’s that nagging hurting feeling again. A pain shoots from your ear tube all the way down to your jaw. It is enough to stop you in your steps, or make you immediately stop what you were saying. What is this pain that comes and goes all of the time? Well, the situation describe above […]
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There’s no mistaking a migraine, that is, unless you’ve come up with another explanation for the throbbing head pain, intense nausea, and sensory sensitivity that can last for days. Even if medication works to ease migraines, it doesn’t address the problems that may be behind the attacks, such as physical and emotional strain, physiological imbalances, […]
If you have temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction in addition to your regular fibromyalgia pain, you have pain through the face, jaw and neck, jaws that click or pop open, jaw muscles are stiff, limited or closing movements. jaw and marked change, so that the upper and lower teeth fit together. Know also that during the […]