If you suffer from migraine headaches, jaw pain, neck stiffness, or shoulder aches, your temporomandibular joints and the surrounding muscles may be the cause. TMJ, or TMD, stands for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, but you may also have heard the condition referred to as a neuromuscular problem.
What these intimidating words really mean is that the jaw joints and related muscles are overworked. Consciously or unconsciously, as many as 40 million people tense and release jaw muscles by biting, grinding, or clenching. This constant pressure makes the joints, jaw, and muscles hurt and can interfere with nerve signals. Left untreated, TMJ can cause loose, worn, chipped, or cracked teeth, tooth pain, migraine headaches, earaches, and even back pain. If you want headache treatment and relief from your discomfort, we can help.
Dr. Davey and Dr. Wheeler have invested many hours studying TMJ and headache treatment at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. He continues to stay abreast of the latest innovations and discoveries to alleviate the suffering of his TMJ patients. With K7 and TENS technology, as well as electromyography and sonography, he can pinpoint the source of your TMJ dysfunction and migraine headaches to determine which therapy will correct your problem. Non-surgical options, such as reducing stress, strengthening exercises, alternating hot and cold compresses, and headache treatment, may correct your TMJ dysfunction and give you back your quality of life.
Call our Sugar Land dental office today for your comprehensive examination and consultation with Dr. Davey or Dr. Wheeler. We welcome residents of Sugar Land, Houston, Katy, Richmond, and the surrounding areas to our practice.
What do powdered fruit, talc, honey, dried
flowers, mice and lizard livers have in common? They have all
been ingredients in ancient toothpaste and powder. Yum.
Attention Chocolate Lovers…Many dentists
agree raisins can cause more tooth decay than chocolate. Sticky
foods such as raisins and dried fruits can stay on the teeth
longer and develop more decay.
According to a study at the University of
Connecticut, too much toothpaste early in life is responsible
for more than 70% of fluorosis cases (staining or mottling of
tooth enamel that develops when children swallow fluoridated
toothpaste). Although this problem is only cosmetic, it is recommended
children under six only use a pea-sized amount of toothpaste
and be reminded to spit it out after brushing.
