Recent content by PatJ

exercises without addressing the underlying cause probably won't help. you either need an orthotic or even better a correction of the underlying problem your bite. The exercises are to stretch the masseter and temporalis muscles along with the sternocleidomastoid muscles. The easiest to...

Josh I'm a TMD specialist and you clearly have the symptoms of TMD. of course without a thorough diagnostic appointment i can't give you any definitive answers, but when teeth fit properly together you CANNOT grind them. people who can grind their teeth have interferences that stress the TMJ...

@Apolonia, with it spreading to the other ear, it's more than likely not somatic. if you were my patient, then i'd tell you i can make your jaw pain go away, but no promises regarding the T

It certainly cannot hurt. The new electric handpieces are somewhat quieter than the old ones, but if your T is due to hearing loss, then by all means, in fact even if it isn't no need to risk it.

Hello All, I'm a dentist who has done a residency in TMD and these patients along with chronic headache and migraine patients with and without T, represent about 30% of my practice. I developed T about four years ago. It came on after a very strenuous bicycle training ride. I race bikes and...