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Common Mistakes Made by Patients in Chronic Pain

By on January 2, 2012 in Blog, Conservative TMJD Treatment, TMJ Disorder Treatment, TMJ Pain Management

“One of the things that patients cry out the most for is having someone actually listen to them and understand them,” says Micke Brown, director of advocacy at the American Pain Foundation.  Patients should think of themselves not as being a part of the problem, but as being part of the solution. This can be [...]

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How Do I Know If I’m Choosing the Right Treatment or Surgery for My TMJ Disorder?

By on November 3, 2011 in Advocacy, Blog, Conservative TMJD Treatment, Opinion and Discussion, TMJ Disorder Treatment

One of the most difficult aspects of being diagnosed with TMJ disorder is realizing that there is no cure. When you are in pain and researching to find answers to your problems, you can come across many doctors/dentists/patients/marketers claiming that they have exactly what you are looking for… a way to “cure” your TMJ disorder [...]

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Results of Our Splint Therapy Poll – Are Splints Helpful for TMJ Disorder?

By on June 21, 2010 in Blog, Conservative TMJD Treatment, Surveys and Polls, TMJ Disorder Treatment

A couple weeks ago we started a poll about splint therapy. We were wondering whether splints have been helpful for your TMJ pain…or did they make it worse?  Well, we have the results! Drumroll please…. Has Splint Therapy Helped Your TMJ Disorder? As you can see in the above pie chart, the results were very close. [...]

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