by Chapnick Dental | Dec 28, 2011 | TMJ
News BRUXISM AND TEMPORAL BONE MOVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS In a recent study, researchers investigated a link between bruxism (jaw clenching and/or teeth grinding) and temporal bone movement in patients who suffer from multiple sclerosis. Out of the...
by Chapnick Dental | Oct 25, 2011 | TMJ
News TMJ/TMD TMJ/TMD, or “temporomandibular joint disorder,” refers to a number of different disorders affecting the jaw and jaw joints. The actual TMJ is a rotating joint connecting your lower jaw to your skull. The TMJ allows your jaws to open and close, and you use...
by Chapnick Dental | Sep 12, 2011 | dentures, TMJ
News TMJ HEADACHES VS. MIGRAINE HEADACHES TMJ headaches are often persistent and severe, but these headaches have different causes from migraine headaches. TMJ headaches are caused by: Misalignment of the jaw or bite Jaw clenching Tooth grinding Displaced TMJ disc It...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 11, 2011 | Blogs, TMJ
News TMJ HEADACHES Do you have persistent, migraine-like headaches? If you have tried unsuccessfully to get rid of recurring headaches, there’s a chance your headaches may be caused by TMJ. Your TMJ is the small joint that connects your jaw bone to your skull, and...
by Chapnick Dental | Apr 6, 2011 | Blogs, TMJ
News SIGNS OF TMJ The joint that allows your jaw bone (mandible) to move is called the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ. The TMJ is a very small joint, but TMJ disorder, or TMD, can cause a wide variety of painful problems. Symptoms of TMJ/TMD TMJ problems are often...
