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Do Night Guards / Mouthguards Prevent TMJ Problems?

Teeth grinding and clenching is a common habit known by dentists and doctors as bruxism. Bruxism can occur when awake or asleep. However, it is more common to grind and clench while asleep. Unfortunately, you have no control over bruxism while you are asleep. Brux habits can cause serious jaw pain, TMJ headaches and destruction of teeth. Bruxism requires interventions to reduce its long-term effects.

September 25, 2021

Best Ways To Manage TMJ Jaw Pain

Jaw problems related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are referred to as temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) or TMJ disorders. The skull and the lower jaw connect at the TMJ. Jaw pain and discomfort radiating from the TMJ and surrounding jaw muscles can trigger headaches, ringing in the ears, neck pain, and painful clicking and popping in the jaw. Symptoms may not be long-lasting for some people, but for others the pain and discomfort caused by simple facial movements can be excruciating. Constant jaw clenching and teeth grinding can make the pain worse.

August 18, 2021

TMJ Soft Food Diet For Health

Temporomandibular joint disorders (also known as TMJ disorder or TMD) are a group of disorders that cause dysfunction and pain in the temporomandibular joints and jaw muscles that control jaw movement. If your temporomandibular joint is inflamed, injured or in pain, it can be difficult to open your mouth or chew your food, often because your jaw is locked. These types of jaw problems arising from TMJ disorder and bruxism, make essential activities like eating well, difficult.

July 18, 2021

Why Is My TMJ Acting Up?

TMJ disorder or TMD is a pain disorder that can be described as dull pain in the TMJ (jaw joint) and surrounding areas such as ears, neck and shoulders. TMJ pain can start with a small pain in the temple that occurs when yawning, but can lead to daily migraines, eating problems and permanent damage to the teeth. It can even affect speech and sleep. Researchers are now finding that sleep apnea is related to TMJ disorders.

June 26, 2021

TMJ Disorders: Do You Chew On One Side Of Your Mouth?

Chewing food on one side of your mouth is called habitual chewing side syndrome. One-sided chewing can be detrimental to your health leading to jaw problems including TMJ pain, TMJ headaches and TMJ ear pain. TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint. You have two of them on each side of our face. The TMJs connect the skull to the jawbone and are necessary for chewing, along with the surrounding muscles in the lower face.

June 01, 2021

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