Stacy: So tell me a little bit about yourself? Lorelei: I’m 45 years old. I’m married very happily to a very supportive husband. I have 3 daughters that are 20, 22 and 25. And I’m sorry, yeah 20, 22 and 25. Isn’t it terrible? Stacy: No, I sometimes forget how old I am so it’s [...]
Living with TMJ Disorder: The Magical Powers of Friendship
How many times have you cancelled plans with a close friend because of your pain? ...
TMJD and Related Disorder’s Patient Bill of Rights
As a patient with TMJ disorder and/or chronic facial pain, I have the right to: Have my physicians and/or providers listen to and consider my symptoms as serious issues. Be an active participant in my healthcare solution. A comprehensive examination that addresses my functional problems as well as my pain concerns. Appropriate diagnostic testing [...]
TMJ Disorder Timeline
In all of our research, writing, answering patient questions, and talking with experts, we’ve wondered – what is the history of TMJ disorder? Other than a few pieces here and there, I’ve actually never seen a comprehensive timeline of what has happened to cause TMJ disorder to be the way it is today. So, we’re [...]
Interview With Lee Weinstein
Lee Weinstein has been inventing since he was 13 years old when he invented a device that could answer the phone before it rings, so he and his friends could call each other in the middle of the night and arrange to sneak out and pretend to be secret agents. After graduating from and [...]
Is There Gender Bias in Pain Management
According to research, there are differences between men and women when it comes to chronic pain. Women experience pain more intensely and more often than men. Females also respond to pain management differently, and their pain is not only often under-treated, it is treated less aggressively than their male counterparts. In a recent study it was [...]
Do You Have Bruxism?
Normal chewing applies forces of around 25 to 50 pounds on the back molar teeth. clenching and grinding have been shown to create forces as high as 250 pounds during sleep. During normal chewing the upper and lower teeth may come into contact only for 25-30 minutes in a 12 hour day. During sleep bruxism [...]
Tinnitus…..10 Things That You Can Do Starting Today
If you are hearing ringing noise in your ears when there is no external sound source around you, chances are that you have tinnitus. Nearly a third of the population suffers from Tinnitus; ringing in the ears. And, of that third about 25% percent have it seriously enough to seek medical attention. The sounds you hear [...]
TMJ Disorder and Referred Pain
referred pain re·ferred pain (r?-fûrd’) n. Pain that is felt in a part of the body at a distance from its area of origin. Do you have any of the following symptoms? Ear pain, a feeling of stuffiness and or ringing in the ears? Dizziness Shoulder or neck pain? Pain behind or above the [...]
I’ve Had It! How to Tell If a TMJ Website is Scamming You
This post has been brewing for a while, and I’ve just gotten to the point where I’ll scream if I see yet another website promoting a program that promises a TMJ “cure,” (but delivers nothing you can’t find yourself for free on the internet). If you are like most patients, you have been to the [...]
TMJ Disorder Glossary
ADA- The American Dental Association ADHESION- An adhesion is a band of scar tissue that binds together two anatomic surfaces which are normally separated from each other. ANKYLOSIS- Ankylosis refers to the partial or complete inability to open the mouth which results in functional and growth deformation of the mandible. ANTERIOR DISC DISPLACEMENT WITHOUT REDUCTION [...]
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