The healthy function of your teeth and jaws (TMJ) depends on the proper balance and function of your jaw joints, facial muscles and teeth. Harmony between the jaw joints, jaw muscles, and teeth is what allows one to function without strain or tensions. If these three factors are not in balance a wide range of disorders can follow. A […]
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Many patients present with overbite and underbite dental problems. A large number of these can be corrected non-surgically and without braces. This is all related to the bite or the way the teeth meet together. Bad bites can contribute to the collapse of facial muscles which can in turn cause a host of problems from:
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Most TMJ patients are relieved to find that surgery is most often not needed to help them with their TMD issues and that there are often many non-surgical TMJ options. There are certainly some indications for surgery, however, in our office, almost 95% can be treated non-surgically. In fact, more so today than ever before, advanced non-surgical options
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The answer is NO! Patients frequently come into the office asking this question, so TMJ Dentist Dr. Konig wants to address this concern. Many times patients are treated with large appliances/splints to help with their TMJ issues. Fortunately, these appliances do sometimes help relieve or decrease patients TMJ pain. Most of these splints are arbitrarily
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 A bad bite (malocclusion) can cause more problems than most people recognize and is also a cause of TMJ problems. The uneven and strong forces from your jaw exerting on teeth that are misaligned can cause: Temperature sensitivity Pressure sensitivity TMD Abcesses Fractured teeth Gum recession Gum inflammation How does this happen? Try to imagine
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Posted: September 11, 2014 This is a common question that patients ask Houston TMJ Dentist Dr. Konig during their consultation. Generally speaking almost 95% of our TMJ cases are treated non-surgically. There are usually several approaches that can be used and with neuromuscular dentistry can eliminate the need for surgery in many cases. One treatment protocol does
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Houston TMJ Dentist, Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD,LVIF realized how many of his patients did not realize their neck pain was from their TMJ problems. In fact, if a patient has neck problems it can increase the probability of getting TMJ problems and vice versa. Many patients who develop TMJ issues/symptoms also develop a Forward Head
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Airway obstruction resulting from nasal cavity or pharynx blocking leads to mouth breathing which in turn can lead to bad bites, bad breath, and TMJ problems. TMJ Dentist Dr. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVI  observes these problems in patients who present with facial postural alterations such as open lips, elongated faces, jaw rotation, and even a change
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The answer is an astounding YES! TMJ Dentist Dr. Konig explains the relationship between allergies, mouth breathing, bite problems, and TMJ. When allergies cause the nose to swell, people start to breathe out of through their mouth, which is problematic. Prolonged chronic mouth breathing can lead to: -Malocclusion -Poor tongue repose -Dry bulbous lips -Inhibition
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Ringing of the ears is an annoying complaint that many patients discuss with their physicians. TMJ Dentist Dr. Konig notices that patients often do not realize that TMD can cause a host of medical symptoms including tinnitus. Tinnitus can be described as a continuous or intermittent sound in the head similar to ringing, buzzing, or
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