Do You Grind Your Teeth?

Categories: TMJ
Asian woman sleeping on the bed and grinding teeth

You may grind your teeth and not even know it – but years of bruxism (the medical term for tooth grinding) can cause serious issues with your oral and general health. Here is some information on some signs that you may grind your teeth, the problems this can cause, and how your dentist can help. Why…

Should you be using a night guard?

Categories: TMJ
Three-year old boy shows myofunctional trainer to illuminate mouth breathing habit.

Have you been having headaches? Does your jaw hurt? Are the muscles in your shoulders, neck, and face tense and sore all of the time? It may be because of problems with your jaw joint, and a night guard may be able to help relieve these painful symptoms. What causes jaw problems? Jaw problems are known…

Is there a link between tinnitus and TMJ?

Categories: TMJ
woman hand on cheek face as suffering from facial pain, or toothache

Tinnitus and TMJ are both annoying, and TMJ can be downright painful. Recent studies have found that there may be a link between the two – can treating one help you to find relief from the other? Read on for some more information about the link between TMJ and tinnitus. What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is a buzzing…