TMD/TMJ

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What’s Lurking in Your Saliva?

2023-10-23T22:10:59-04:00

Just the word can conjure an array of images in your imagination. From salivating at a delicious meal to studying Pavlov’s dogs to watching a baseball player spit, life is full of saliva! And that’s a good thing because saliva is very important for oral and overall health. Problems with saliva can lead to dry [...]

What’s Lurking in Your Saliva?2023-10-23T22:10:59-04:00

TMJ: The Root of Your Pain

2023-10-23T22:14:48-04:00

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a really long name… so let’s call it TMJ.  That sounds more familiar—you’ve probably heard it before. Maybe some lingering pain in your chewing muscles and bones even have you wondering if you have it. TMJ dysfunction is sometimes called TMD, TMJD, or TMJ Syndrome, especially if there seem to be [...]

TMJ: The Root of Your Pain2023-10-23T22:14:48-04:00

Do You Have TMJ? You Might Have Sleep Apnea

2023-10-23T23:00:55-04:00

Your jawbone (the mandible) meets your skull bone (the temporal bone) at the temporomandibular joint or TMJ. On a good day, this joint allows your mouth to open and close, to speak and eat or rest. On a bad day, you can develop pain and dysfunction in the TMJ that affects many areas of your [...]

Do You Have TMJ? You Might Have Sleep Apnea2023-10-23T23:00:55-04:00

An Orthodontics Overview

2023-10-23T23:09:48-04:00

The root word “ortho” means “straight or upright.” Orthodontics— you guessed it – help make your teeth straight. But oh, how it can do so much more! A lovely smile with straight teeth and an even bite is equal parts functional and beautiful – and thanks to scientific progress, all that can be yours. Orthodontics [...]

An Orthodontics Overview2023-10-23T23:09:48-04:00

Do You Have TMJ? You Might Have Sleep Apnea

2023-10-23T23:12:05-04:00

Your jawbone (the mandible) meets your skull bone (the temporal bone) at the temporomandibular joint or TMJ. On a good day, this joint allows your mouth to open and close, to speak and eat or rest. On a bad day, you can develop pain and dysfunction in the TMJ that affects many areas of your [...]

Do You Have TMJ? You Might Have Sleep Apnea2023-10-23T23:12:05-04:00

Orthodontics 101

2023-12-20T05:42:42-05:00

A healthy, beautiful smile is important for your overall health and life satisfaction. If your teeth are too close to each other, too far apart, too crooked, or if they fit together uncomfortably when your mouth is closed, it’s likely you have malocclusion. From the root words “mal” for bad, and “occlusion” for closed, malocclusion [...]

Orthodontics 1012023-12-20T05:42:42-05:00
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