TMJ can cause a wide range of symptoms in patients, not only TMJ symtoms. Many times TMJ issues manifets themselves in other areas. Some issues that TMJ can cause are: Tingling in hands or fingertips Sleep Apnea Shoulder pain Tourette’s Syndrome Some fibromyalgia issues Tinnitus Dizziness or Vertigo Open Bites Tongue Thrust Neck pain and […]
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Every time I have the opportunity to help patients with TMJ pain or sleep problems I am grateful to have the knowledge to help these patients. There are so many kids and adults who do not function well due to not being able to breath properly. Reduced oxygen often leads to mouthbreathing which in
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Cosmetic Dentistry is to enhance the smile and make the teeth look esthetic. This can be done with several or multiple porcelain veneers, bonding, crowns, or whitening. With Functional Cosmetic Dentistry or Full Mouth Reconstruction usually more teeth are involved and the TMJ issues, jaw alignment, facial muscles, overbites, and underbites are all addressed. This
TMJ issues can cause facial asymmetry with or without pain. Most often these issues for uneven jaws can be treated non-surgically. However, many orthodontist and Oral Surgeons may tell you the only way to fix this is to do orthognathic surgery. Sadly, many cases get treated surgically and have even more problems afterwards. This is not
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Many patients have been advised that jaw surgery is necessary to correct their TMJ pain, underbites, overbites, and facial asymmetry. This is not always the correct tmj treatment and is not always needed. In fact, it is often not the best treatment and is certainly not predictable. The two treatments below are in so many
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There are many signs of TMJ and Bad Bite issues that are very often overlooked. Patients do not have to have tmj pain in the jaw joints to have significant problems that range from: 1) Neck or cervical pain or alignment 2) Poor Body Posture 3) Teeth Misalignment 4) Snoring or Airway issues When
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When we think about bulimia, TMJ pain and dental problems such as eroded and worn teeth are usually not what first comes to mind. The damage to one’s oral health is often overlooked until the damage is done. There are so many emotional, social, and psychological factors involved with this disease that often times the
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Houston TMJ Dentist, Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF, discusses symptoms of TMJ pain as many patients are unaware of that this can be causing their symptoms. An article in the Huffington Post clearly states not to ignore these symptoms. Interestingly, the following is a brief list of some common problems stemming from TMJ issues:
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The common conception is that dental bite problems like overbites and underbites are very hard to correct and require Oral Maxillofacial surgery along with years of braces to correct and can be very painful. There are non-surgical ways to correct these issues. Fortunately, further developments and advancements in jaw growth procedures, can correct these bad
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