Aug 14, 2024
In a prior blog post, we talked about the horror stories related to TMJ disorder: numerous surgeries, awful side effects, irreversible damage and unending pain. But there’s another aspect unaddressed by that blog post: the financial toll inflicted by all those...
Aug 6, 2024
TMJ disorder frequently occurs alongside other conditions, such as sleep apnea. (As a side note, this is a major reason that many clinics treat both sleep apnea and TMJ: treatments for one tend to also address the other.) New research has emerged linking TMJ to a...
Apr 29, 2024
NOTE: This post references graphic accounts of TMJ treatments, complete with pictures. TMJ disorder is sadly and surprisingly common. What is also shockingly common is the nature of surgical treatments that are frequently used to treat TMJ. If there was ever an...
Jun 6, 2022
Tinnitus afflicts millions of Americans each year. It’s generally connected to some sort of underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss or some sort of ear injury. However, many Americans may be unaware that it can be connected to TMJ disorder, and could...
Dec 14, 2021
A meta-analysis of six studies showed that orofacial pain was significantly worse in tobacco (smoked and smokeless) users (odds ratio [OR] = 3.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.92, 6.58) in comparison to nonusers. Subgroup analysis showed that the odds of orofacial...
Dec 8, 2021
Myofunctional therapy is an exercise-based therapy designed to target any weaknesses and dysfunction in the muscles that surround the mouth, the airway, and the tongue. It’s like physical therapy, but only for the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and face. The...
