Jaw Pain Causes - In Your Local Area
Longview Dental Care
Appointments: (903) 753-3673
Kelly Mack D.D.S.
Longview Dental Care
2200 Horseshoe Lane
Longview, TX 75605
Dr. Kelly Mack at his Longview area dental implants practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
If you have older dentures or think you may need dentures, you're in luck. As people age, dentures can make them look older than they really are and can cause discomfort when chewing. Longview area dentures dentist Dr. Kelly Mack can replace worn out dentures with top quality custom made, state-of-the-art dentures that blend with your skin, hair and even eye color. Your new dentures will look as natural as possible, and you'll look and feel younger, too.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Longview Dental Care, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Kelly Mack's Longview, TX area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
Longview area cosmetic dentistry at Longview Dental Care can produce amazingly natural-looking results! You can have a bright, healthy new smile after just one or two sessions with Kelly Mack, D.D.S.. It's faster and more affordable than you may think.
Dr. Kelly Mack has a gentle touch and provides comfortable cleaning for a whiter smile. Offering TMJ in the Longview, Texas area, Dr. Mack assures you that a bright, healthy smile is the result of regular, preventative, professional dental cleanings.
Steven Schneider, D.D.S
Appointments: (858) 592-0234
Steven Schneider D.D.S.
Steven Schneider, D.D.S
11770 Bernardo Plaza Court #260
San Diego, CA 92128
San Diego area cosmetic dentist Steven Schneider, D.D.S. has extensive experience creating beautiful smiles. They're one of the first things people notice about you.
Our professional team will be happy to discuss your aesthetic dentistry options. The attractive results you'll get from Steven Schneider, D.D.S can change your life!
Dr. Steven Schneider at his San Diego area cosmetic dentistry practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
If you are missing one or more teeth, you'll want to talk with San Diego area dental implant dentist Dr. Steven Schneider about replacements that look and feel as natural as your own teeth. If dentures are causing you problems, you may consider dental implants. Unlike dentures, which can be removed, Dr. Schneider offers dental implants that are permanently anchored into the jaw itself.
If fear prevents you from scheduling quality dental care, you're not alone. Anxiety and stress over dental treatment is very common. San Diego, California area dentist, Dr. Steven Schneider, works in conjunction with a trained therapist to help you work through the common issues of dental phobia, negative past experiences, and other concerns.
We understand you have a busy life, and "going to the dentist" is one more task you need to check off your ever-growing "to-do" list. That's why here at Steven Schneider, D.D.S, located in the San Diego, CA area, we offer people hours, not office hours. Dr. Schneider and his staff put your needs first by providing flexible scheduling options to ensure you obtain an appointment that is convenient and workable for you.
Smiles Dental Care
Appointments: (630) 582-7600
William Wolski D.D.S.
Smiles Dental Care
96 N Bokelman Street
Roselle, IL 60172
Dr. William Wolski at his Roselle area dental implants practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
William Wolski, D.D.S. is proud to be a popular Roselle area Lumineers® dentist. If you have sensitive teeth and want pain-free dental veneers, we can help.
Our highly trained team has extensive experience with this quick and easy procedure. We'll help you transform from feeling self-conscious to feeling confident about your bright new smile.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Smiles Dental Care, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. William Wolski's Roselle, IL area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
At Smiles Dental Care we aim to maximize your insurance benefits and make any remaining balance easily affordable. Roselle area dentist Dr. William Wolski and his knowledgeable staff can help answer any of your insurance questions.
We accept most insurance carriers. Please check with us prior to your appointment, but it's safe to say we likely accept the type of insurance you carry.
For patients who need wisdom tooth removal in the Roselle area, Dr. William Wolski can help. If your wisdom tooth are impacted or need to be extracted, you can trust our highly trained professional team.
Your comfort and long-term oral health are our first concerns. We're committed to providing you with the gentle and skilful care you deserve.
More TMJ Dentists in the Roselle, IL Area Near You
STEPHEN C SMITH D.D.S.
861 LAFAYETTE RD UNIT 1
HAMPTON, NH, 3842
(603) 926-4575
JOHN L CLONINGER D.D.S. PA
640 MAGNOLIA ST
LINCOLNTON, NC, 28092
(704) 732-3336
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NATHAN SWANSON D.D.S.
80 MAIN ST
NEWMARKET, NH, 3857
(603) 659-3392
Matthew J Volk D.D.S. Pc
600 Towner Ave
Larimore, ND, 58251
(701) 343-2581
Subliminal Stuff: Teeth Grinding and TMJ
Sensitivity to heat and cold. Loosened teeth, fractures, and a debilitating headache. All this can occur while you sleep - from grinding your teeth. Dentistry calls it bruxism.
Talk about shell shock. Dentists see evidence of life in the fast lane everyday. As many as 90 percent of us grind our teeth each night, on the average of five episodes per evening. The bite force is so powerful - over 200 pounds per square inch - and the noise so fearful, you cannot physically duplicate this phenomenon when you're wide awake. While you're sleeping, a lot of damage is being done that could be causing TMJ symptoms.
Bruxing seems to be associated with the REM stage of sleep, that never-never land where dreaming and rapid eye movement occur. There is some evidence that a bite out of alignment contributes to bruxing, but most agree stress is the problem. Or, even more alarming, the anticipation of stress.
Most people learn about a bruxing habit from the spouse who has to put up with it every night. More clues; waking up in the morning with jaw pain, jaw popping, jaw clicking, migraine or muscle fatigue and loose teeth.
Physical therapy, muscle relaxants and, sometimes, a custom dental appliance can help. But learning how to handle the stress in your life could salvage more than your teeth and help eliminate TMJ syndrome.
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Grinding Teeth: Do You Have A Problem With Your Bite?
Problems with the way your teeth fit together occur in many different ways. Some bite problems cause discomfort or even pain, and that pain can masquerade as problems that you would not readily associate with your teeth. Some bite problems can cause major damage to your teeth without producing any obvious discomfort.
There are some pretty simple ways that anyone can detect when a problem with the bite is causing or at least contributing to pain or discomfort.
The clench test: With your mouth empty so there is nothing between your teeth to bite on, close your teeth together and squeeze hard. If clenching your teeth together causes any sign of discomfort in any tooth, you have a disharmony in your bite.
Teeth that are sensitive to cold often get that way from the extra pounding they take if any part of that tooth strikes before the rest of the teeth contact during closure. Use the clench test to see if the extra sensitivity is related to an uneven bite. Squeeze hard. If you can make any tooth hurt by empty mouth clenching, the bite is probably the main reason for the sensitivity. This is a good way to find out if a new filling or crown is "high." If it hurts when you clench, it is probably not in perfect harmony with a correct bite. You should be able to bite hard and grind your teeth together in all directions without feeling discomfort in any tooth if your bite is perfect. The exception to this is if you have advanced periodontal disease, you may have several teeth that can't accept firm biting, but even then, you should not normally feel pain in a single tooth when biting.
If biting hard causes pain or discomfort in the jaw joint, (you may feel it just in front of your ear), you can suspect a possible relationship between your bite and a temporomandibular joint problem. It may be associated with a structural disorder in your TMJ, but more often the pain is coming from certain muscles that move your jaw joints to accommodate a bite that is not in harmony with your TMJs. Your TMJ dentist should be able to diagnose the exact source of the pain.
Look for severe wear on your teeth, as this is another sign that your bite is not in harmony. If you have worn all the enamel off the biting edges of your teeth, you will see a darker colored surface. This is dentin and it will wear down seven times faster than the much harder enamel that you've already worn through. So ask your dentist to evaluate what is causing so much wear. This wear can be especially damaging when it is on your front teeth, so if you notice your lower front teeth have worn down to dentin, have your bite checked. Better yet, don't wait till all the enamel is gone. Correcting your bite may stop or at least slow down the wear process.
By Peter E. Dawson, DDS
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