So what’s all this talk about the bite mean? What I tell patients at our Savannah TMJ dentistry is that there’s more to your bite than just how the teeth fit together. It is also where the position of your lower jaw is when the biting happens. Think about someone who may have perfectly straight teeth, but in order to get them to bite together the person has to shift her jaw over to the right. This is also a bad bite… straight teeth, but bad jaw position. Read the rest of this entry »
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) is a condition that may be suffered by more than 30 million Americans. Sometimes called “the Great Imposter” for its ability to masquerade as other conditions, TMJ can result in symptoms as diverse as sleep disorders, facial pain, back pain, tooth pain, ringing in the ears, and tingling or numbness in the extremities. Read the rest of this entry »
TMJ can be a painful affliction that can cause severe head, ear, neck, and jaw pain as well as fatigue and even some degree of depression. Since TMJ symptoms can vary from patient to patient, it is impossible to treat it properly without first making a firm diagnosis as to determining the root cause of the TMJ pain. Once the cause of the pain is established one of the following TMJ treatment methods are usually considered. Read the rest of this entry »
