We can provide a bright, healthy and strong smile with these exciting new techniques in adhesion dentistry. Please don't hesitate to call me personally if you have any patients who you believe would benefit from these advancements. Together, we can bring a smile back to your face. When the jaw is awry, the joints and muscles tend to compensate by moving into a new position, and the jawbone grates on other bones and soft tissues. The pain can be extreme and debilitating.
Diagnosis can be difficult.
TMD disorders may mimic the symptoms of other ailments-such as tumors, sinus infections and, on the surface, defy detection. Dentists have been working with TMD therapies for some years now. Once we identify the problem and the cause, treatment is often straightforward. Among possible remedies are muscle relaxants, minor reshaping of teeth, or mouth splints. Physical therapy, even simple massage, has been effective in pain control.