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 | Dec 27, 2010 | Blogs, cosmetic dentistry
News TMJ SYMPTOMS Many patients continue to come to dentists complaining of pain in their jaw after months or years of unsuccessful treatment by their medical doctors. This emphasizes why understanding how problems with your jaw joint, known as the temporomandibular...
