Trigeminal Nerve Pains Trigeminal neuralgia Burning mouth 5th Neuralgia & Neuroma NERVE DAMAGE: Trigeminal Nerve; The nerve of Orofacial Pain Specialist Nerve Pathologies Orofacial Pain Specialist can help relieve pain if the nerve is trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal neuralgia Neuroma Neuritis BMS Neurovascular Intracranial compression Nerve Entrapment Extracranial compression by growth Therapies for trigem:inal nerve    […]

SURGICAL GUIDELINE: Surgery is indicated only in severe damage TMD (arthritis) and only arthrocentesis. RECONSTRUCTION GUIDELINE: 1) Reconstruction should never be performed before establishing TMD Stability by Chewing System Orthopedic team. 2)Reconstruction is should never be performed before the force of DESTRUCTIVE GRIND-CLENCH is reduced. ENDODONTIC GUIDELINE: If a root canal does not relieve pain […]

Patient Guidelines 1)  Reconstruction will fail under forces of destructive grind & clench 2) Reconstruction on unstable jaw joint fails because occlusion is changing 3) Reconstruction is waste of time-money-resources-energy in Atypical Toothache, until Orofacial Pain determines real source of pain. 4) A root canal should not be performed when the question remains is it […]

A child will get jaw joint damage if the grind/clench, anxiety, or traumas are significant enough at an early age. A gifted pedodontist keeping up with latest science can add hypermobility and poor sleep to the mix of damaging factors setting up potential for displaced disc in young person. Referral Orofacial Pain Specialist 1) Tension […]

Art Of Selection The knowledge necessary to allow patient and dentist to select appliances based on patient needs and science of appliance. What drives sale of appliances today: Appliances not taught dental school Guru thinking Need sale not need heal Demand quick fix Appliances are for Restricted opening Grinding -clenching Jaw joint damage Muscle recruitment […]

Tooth movement after braces is caused by destructive grinding. Braces/Invisalign are not treatment for moderate/severe Jaw Joint Damage TMD damage requires stability before orthodontist can position teeth Ortho Retainers resist mild-moderate grind-clench, but destructive grinders need Orthotic Orthodontics refers to brackets, braces, Invisalgn, and or orthognathic surgery to reposition teeth to be in harmony –function--esthetics […]

Pain, a sore spot or discomfort are never pleasant, but it can be a little unsettling if it’s unexplained facial pain, or if you believe that you have no good reason for discomfort. Dr. Keith A. Yount at Raleigh Facial Pain Center in Raleigh, NC stresses the importance of having access to a board-certified, residency-trained […]

Are you experiencing complications after dental treatment or a procedure? Maybe your bridge, crown, gums or tooth are not allowing you to chew normally or you’re experiencing abnormal sensitivity? While some short-term side effects are normal, prolonged post-op dental pain can be problematic. Normal Responses to Dental Treatment & Oral Surgery Whether you have a […]

Is your patient struggling with frequent toothaches w/o infection, difficulty chewing, frequent earaches w/o infection, or frequent tension headaches?     Refer for assistance with diagnosis ! Have you tried mouthguards, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants and soft diets?          Refer to treat cause pain ! Frustrated nothing is working and your patient needs a […]

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is one of the most common causes of facial pain. Also called tic douloureux, it is a condition that is characterized by intermittent, shooting pain in the face. Trigeminal neuralgia affects the trigeminal nerve, which sends impulses of touch, pain, pressure, and temperature to the brain from the face, jaw, gums, forehead, […]