TMJ Symptoms

Neuromuscular Dentistry & TMD

San Diego Neuromuscular Dentistry & TMD by Dr. Paul Coleman

The Beginnings of Neuromuscular Dentistry
Dr Barney Jankelson, also known as "the Father of Neuromuscular Dentistry", was a pioneering dental physician who began espousing Neuromuscular Dentistry as a dental treatment philosophy in 1970.

During the greater part of the 20th Century, dentists believed that their patients' head, neck & jaw pain was a result of mal-aligned upper & lower teeth. So, they focused soley on the relationship between the upper & lower dentition, in order to correct & recommend pain relief treatments to those patients.

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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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