is where you have pain with one or both jaw joints and their associated muscles, ligaments, and tendons. This can also be associated with headaches, neck and shoulder pain, clicking and noise in the jaw joint, difficulty in opening your mouth and eating food and tender muscles in the face.
TMJ disorder can be caused by tooth grinding and clenching, teeth and jaws that are crooked and not aligned, trauma to the head, stress and medical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. If not managed TMJ disorders can impact sleep, eating and daily activities.
TMJ can be managed with physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medication, heat packs, orthodontic treatment and the use of a custom fitted night guard known as an occlusal splint
can cause sensitivity in the teeth to hot and cold temperatures, wear and micro fractures in the tooth, earaches, headaches, and stiffness in the jaw joint and muscles leading to TMJ disorders.
Grinding (Bruxism) can be managed with the use of exercises and warm packs to help relax the muscles, and by wearing a custom fitted guard at night to even out the forces on the teeth and relax the muscles.
