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Relieve Your TMJ Pain
What is TMJ/TMD? People who grind their teeth can sometimes develop a serious problem with their jaw, which left untreated, can adversely affect the teeth, gums and bone structures …
What is Orofacial Pain?
Orofacial Pain is a dental discipline concerned with the prevention, care and management of disorders that arise from craniocervical (head neck region) and musculoskeletal structures that includes the temporomandibular …
Primary headache disorders
There are many different types of headaches, and their causes and symptoms can vary. Although most are short-lived and rarely a cause for concern, being able to recognize which …
Impact Of Sleep on Chronic Pain and Headaches?
People living with migraine are between 2 and 8 times more likely to experience sleep disorders, compared with the general public. Those living with chronic migraine—which includes experiencing headache …
Should I be worried if my jaw clicks?
Jaw clicking You may have noticed that when you are eating or when you yawn, your jaw clicks. The good news is that …
Orofacial Pain Approved As A Dental Specialty
On March 31, 2020 the ADA Committee of the National Commission on Specialty Status approved the new dental specialty, Orofacial Pain. This achievement of specialty status was an …
BOTOX® Injections Can Help Treat TMJ Pain
The prevalence of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJD) is between 5% and 12%. Unusual for chronic pain conditions, the prevalence rates of TMJ disorders are higher among younger …
Oral Appliance (Dental Device) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Snoring
What is an Oral Appliance? It is a device worn in the mouth that helps improve sleep quality by controlling sleep apnea and snoring. An oral appliance is held …
Trigger point injections – Opioid-free non-surgical pain relief
Many people have heard of a procedure called “dry needling” but are not familiar with trigger point injections, which are used to treat what most people believe is “TMJ,” …
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