Effective Oral Appliances for Treating Sleep Apnea: Obstructive sleep apnea can be associated with several life-threatening conditions. Given it is prevalent, this medical condition merits an early multi-specialty diagnostic and treatment approach. Ongoing research holds the promise of new and improved treatment and management approaches for this common, persistent health condition.
What is the relationship between Fibromyalgia and TMD? Fibromyalgia (FM) and Temporomandibular (TMD) are two conditions that have a medical relationship to one another. It is not uncommon for a person who suffers jaw pain and headaches from TMD to also have fibromyalgia.
Stress-induced teeth grinding increases TMJ problems; stress triggers or worsens TMDs and TMJ. COVID-19 is causing increased jaw pain cases. Stress, clenching, bruxism, and TMJ syndrome are nothing new, but they have most certainly been exacerbated by the pandemic. Find out why.
Orofacial Pain Speciality Announcement by the MN Head & Neck Pain Clinic. Orofacial pain specialist clinical guidelines for providing care for facial pain. The orofacial pain specialist brings together a patient-centered pain management program to both treat the conditions and address the many contributing factors that drive chronic pain, addiction, disability, and ongoing dependency on the healthcare system.
The Dental CBCT: Why You Need More Than a Standard X-Ray Dental Cone Beam Tomography Scans and Why you Benefit from a Current X-Ray You had an x-ray at the dentist office years ago. However, you need a current dental x-ray. You still remember seeing the strange contrast of your teeth against the black background. But the last time you had a dental check-up, your dentist recommended having a cone beam CT scan (CBCT).
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