Has your dentist mentioned that your teeth are sensitive, cracked, chipped or worn down? If you or your dentist have noticed these things, you may want to take the time to talk about temporomandibular (TMJ) disorder. While in many cases TMJ disorder can cause symptoms like jaw joint pain, difficulty opening and closing your mouth, […]
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Many people know TMJ dysfunction manifests itself in many ways ranging from headaches to neckaches and even tinnitus. So how does one diagnose what TMJ is? Believe it or not one of the last things that should be looked at is the teeth! TMJ dysfunction causes strain, stress, and pain in the surrounding muscles, nerves, and
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Are you newly diagnosed as living with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD)? If so, you’ve probably had a lot of information thrown at you all at once – information about triggers for your condition, how to reduce symptoms, what medications to take, maybe even the best way to sleep and the foods you should eat (or
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Ever hear of myofunctional therapy? Myofunctional therapy is just one tool Dr. Konig uses to treat health conditions such as temporomandibular joint dysfunction, sleep apnea and tooth grinding. It works by using a series of basic – yet specific – exercises that help to retrain the muscles of the mouth and tongue to overcome bad
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While there are many factors in developing temporomandibular joint disorder, including genetics, injury and age, individuals with an autoimmune disease known as rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk. This is because individuals with the condition experience chronic inflammation of the joints and the tissues that surround them. The Jaw Joints When you think of the
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system condition that affects nearly 10 million Americans each year. The condition, which is characterized by muscle stiffness, loss of motion control and tremors, does not have a cure. As if the condition was not bad enough, a new study has connected it to another painful disorder: temporomandibular joint
The temporomandibular joints, or TMJs. It’s a big name for tiny joints that cause significant pain. These ball and socket joints hinge your lower jaw to your skull and work to open and close your jaw when you talk, eat, yawn, breathe or drink something. These joints allow the jaw to move back and forth,
 There are several non-surgical jaw development options to correct underdeveloped and asymmetrical faces. The options depend on what has caused the asymmetry. Some causes of asymmetry are mouthbreathing, neck issues, postural issues, trauma, TMJ dysfunction, bad bites, chewing on one side, skeletal issues and others. This is a case that was corrected non-surgically: https://www.konigdds.com/gallery/tmj-and-facial-asymmetry
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Overbites are often associated with retruded chins, unesthetic facial profiles as well as TMJ pain symptoms. This case shows how proper jaw alignment techniques and bite correction can correct the overbites with a combination of porcelain crowns and porcelain veneers. Porcleain veneers alone cannot correct overbites. The goal was to try and save the upper
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With the shutdown of non-essential emergencies in dentistry, I hope these home suggestions for TMJ pain will help you for the time being. TMJ Pain These suggestions are general and may or may not help for all issues: 1) Eat Soft Foods, avoid hard and chewy foods as well as foods that require wide opening
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