Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

This Headache Bites

This Headache Bites | San Diego Dentist & Dental Blog | Dr. Paul Coleman

More Americans take time off from work for headaches than any other reason 

When asked WHY they have headaches, we make up reasons:  Allergies, Sinusitis, Stress.  That’s a biggie, STRESS, especially typical self-diagnoses these days.  Seems everyone is stressed out.

BUT, we all know folks who have more stress than we do.  Not everyone who is stressed out suffers from headaches.  So if you suffer from daily or weekly headaches, I would like to suggest you investigate an underlying cause of your headaches that your physician may not have suggested.

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7 Year Study Aims to Identify the Causes and Effects of TMJ

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Headaches, TMJ, TMJDNeuromuscular Dentistry

Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) patients are more sensitive to pain compared to healthy people, according to preliminary results from a seven-year study presented at the American Pain Society (APS) annual meeting held May 6-8.

The $19 million study, involving 3,400 people, aims to identify and define the causes and effects of TMJD, ultimately leading to new treatments and cures.

The Orofacial Pain: "Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment Study" is funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health. It is being conducted by the dental schools of University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Florida, and the University of Buffalo.

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder… “TMJ” for Short

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Headaches, TMJ, Neuromuscular Dentistry

Simply put, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD — also abbreviated as TMJ), is when your jaw joints are out of alignment, and many uncomfortable or painful symptoms begin to appear.

A severe and recurrent headache is one of the most common symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder. Many TMD sufferers consider them the most painful and debilitating of the symptoms, and some describe them as "migraines".

You might have been living with some of these TMJ symptoms for years, because many people who suffer from TMJ do not realize it. They notice the chronic headaches, the sleep difficulty, and the ringing in their ears, for example, but do not realize that these disparate symptoms all stem from the same dental condition.

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