2/3 of the money spent in dentistry is treating damage from destructive grind & clench, not cause ? If you want teeth for the rest of your life, you must manage all 3 diseases: Cavities Gum Disease Destructive grind/clench 3 levels of damage to chewing system from grinding-clenching? Mild Moderate Severe (destructive) Important facts: 1) […]

Severe grinding-clenching is destructive: 1) You will lose all your teeth 2) You will spend thousands dollars repairing damage to just teeth 3) Your will spend weeks-months-years in jaw pain 4) Your jaw may lock up (1 finger opening) 5) Destroys all 4 structures chewing system Hidden movement disorder: 1) Occurs mostly lighter stages sleep […]

What damage can a young child with developing brain cause with poor oxygenation at night? After years of poor oxygenation to brain, an older person may develop Dementia & Alzhemiers. Can a child have impaired airway? YES 1) Large tonsils 2) Large tongue 3) Small arches 4) Retrognathic mandible (class II) 5) Long soft palate […]

Diagnosing Complete Displaced Disc in children Restricted opening indicates mod damage RO is complete displaced disc Opening 1 finger, deviation to side Chewing pain, opening wide pain Popping & clicking for months or years High anxiety, destructive parafunction, or traumas Not common, but increasing in propensity Pedodontist could manage mild damage to TMD with conservative […]

As a parent, it is difficult to see your child w/ frequent moderate to severe headache and have nothing to offer them. Medical science has not given provided primary care physicians or neurologist safe treatments for children headaches. As a parent, we need to control their pain and suffering. Why is my child having headaches? […]

Neuropathy Trigeminal Nerve OROFACIAL PAIN SPECIALIST Types trigeminal neurology 1) Inflammation 5th nerve of head2) 5th nerve damage Types 5th nerve pathologies 1) Tension Headache2) Neuralgia, Neuritis, Neuroma3) Burning mouth Headaches (old terms)1) Tension HA2) Mixed HA3) Migraine HA4) Neurovascular HA Types Headaches: 1) Tension Headache: 48% females, 38% males2) Migraine Headache: 18% females, 8% […]

CHRONIC PAIN FORMULA Pain + Anxiety + PHH + Trauma = Chronic Pain Warning: anxiety system connects to pain system over time in chronic pain Longer pain period =more anxiety wires to pain wires Longer poor health habits more chronic pain takes control your life Higher pain levels more anxiety & more connection LEVELS UP […]

Levels damage: Managing damage Mild damage Dentist Mod damage Orofacial refer Severe damage Orofacial refer Conservative therapies should always be implemented by dentist in mild levels damage: Medical Insurance recommends conservative therapy (CT) CT Implementation helps w/ referral to orofacial pain Conservative therapy not reducing pain Indicates moderate damage CT then referral helps patient parent […]

Surgery & TMD Chewing system orthopedics is so successful that surgery is rarely ever requested. TMD surgery fails if the causes of disc displacement are not resolved before surgery. Chewing system orthopedics is required before TMD surgery is ever be considered. Wisdom tooth extraction is not a treatment for jaw pain. Orofacial Pain team provides […]

Bite (occlusion) = cusp on one arch working with fossa on the other arch when chewing. The mountains and valleys of tops of teeth & how they work together. GUIDELINE: 1) A bad bite is not the cause TMD 2) Cause of TMD is grind/clench History: 1) 1st research on jaw joint damage (TMD) was […]