TMJ

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/jaw-surgery-sharp-11641474959?page=1) that was discussing how sharp jawlines are desired. This is  understandable.  The article discusses how a dermatologist uses fillers and botox to help these patients and discusses facelifts as the gold standard. this is all helpful, however, what was left out is what some TMJ trained […]

From a heavy workload to a fight with a close friend, everyone at some point in their life experiences stress. But what happens when a stressful period of life turns into a sore jaw and tense headaches? It may be hard to differentiate the two but let’s first go over TMJ and how you can treat

Worn teeth and broken teeth are often tell tale for misaligned bites and/or TMJ pain.  It is easy to see how this ladies misaligned bite prematurely wore her teeth down. Notice she had multiple crowns placed through the years as they continued to break. She felt as if she did  not have a home for her bite

Most of our TMJ pain patients and sleep apnea patients are surprised to learn that their misaligned bite can cause TMJ pain and even sleep apnea or sleep disorders.   This is often directly related to ones breathing. The culprit in the cases is very often mouth breathing, or rather breathing through one’s mouth instead of

Porcelain veneers are an excellent way to change your smile, however, they cannot alone change your bite or correct an overbite or the shape of your face or treat TMJ pain.  This case illustrates how you can correct an overbite and create a beautiful, healthy smile and younger faces.  There are alternatives to surgery, braces,

It is not commonly recognized that an overbite or even misaligned bite not only can cause worn teeth, but also TMJ pain. TMJ symptoms can range from headaches, jaw pain, joint noise, and even ringing of the ears and snoring.   Briefly, this can occur as the muscles are strained and the jaw joints can be