TMJ Disorder

June 29, 2021
Is This Dentist Pulling Our Leg?
My wife has been doing splint therapy for TMJ Disorder. Our dentist said that would help her migraines. It hasn’t and now he’s suggesting Botox. Is this dentist just pulling solutions out of thin air? I thought Botox was for wrinkles. I half suspect she’s paid him under the table to suggest this treatment. I…
April 20, 2021
Her Dentist Won't Take Out all the Teeth She Wants Out
I have an infected wisdom tooth and a tooth near it that had a root canal treatment a year ago. I want them both removed but for some reason, my dentist is only willing to take out the wisdom tooth. I’m putting off getting the wisdom tooth removed until I can talk him into doing…
August 31, 2020
Form AND Function with TMJ Treatment
I had a serious problem with my bite when I started grinding my teeth. I’d ground them down to nubs. He put crowns on each of my teeth. However, I don’t think he did them right because now I have a slanted bite both upper and lower, plus a crossbite. I feel I’m in worse…
July 17, 2020
Tanda Pearl Ionic Teeth Whitening System Review
I have TMJ Disorder and wearing my teeth whitening trays for an hour tends to aggravate my jaw. I recently read about the Tanda Pearl system which allows you to whiten your teeth in just five minutes a day. That is very appealing to me. Do you know if it actually works? They say their…
June 25, 2020
Is Grinding my Teeth No Big Deal?
I mentioned to my dentist that my jaw hurts and I realized that sometimes I clench and grind my jaw. He said it is no big deal and not to worry about it, but my jaw hurts. Is there anything I can do about it? It seems like a big deal from where I’m sitting.…
December 30, 2019
full mouth reconstruction disaster
My dentist has been fixing my teeth because of my teeth grinding. He said I’ve been grinding them for years. Now they need to be repaired. He’s using crowns and bridges. When he did the temporaries they fit sort of okay. Some of the teeth weren’t fitting together okay but he said he would straighten…
September 21, 2019
chronic migraines
I have chronic migraines. My doctor just puts me on a daily medicine, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. My sister-in-law said her dentist cured her migraines. What dental treatments are available for that.? Cassie TMJ Can Cause Migraines Dear Cassie, There are two things that come to mind when you speak of a…
August 31, 2019
tmj and sleep apnea
A friend of mine told me I should talk to a TMJ dentist because I’ve been struggling with sleep apnea. I’m not sure how reliable the source is, but thinking back, I really think my jaw problems and sleep apnea did start around the same time. Back then, I was told to get a nightguard.…
April 5, 2019
Custom mouthpiece for grinding because of meds?
My dentist is trying to convince me to get this custom-fitted device to sleep with. He says I’m grinding my teeth because of the medicine I take. First, wouldn’t I know if I happened to be grinding my teeth and second, can medicines really make you do that? Does it even matter? Clark Dear Clark,…
January 31, 2019
Do I Have tmj or tmd?
I’m a little confused about which problem I have. I’ve been having problems with severe headaches and pain in my jaw. Someone said they think I have TMJ . I went home to look that up and there seems to be two things. One is called TMJ and one is called TMD. How do I…