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Discover the latest developments and research in chewing system and facial pain science.

Surgery & TMD

February 12, 2021
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 […]
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Bite vs TMD

February 12, 2021
Before you invest huge sums of money in implants, ask if you jaw joint or TMJ is stable. Before you accept any crown, bridge, or implant ask if your TMJ is stable ? You cannot fix bite, reconstruct bite, place implants, or precise crown & bridge without jaw joint instability.  Implants will fail with jaw […]
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Neuro & TMD

February 12, 2021
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    […]
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Dental Specialties & TMD

February 8, 2021
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 […]
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Reconstruction Fails

February 6, 2021
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 […]
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Pedodontics & TMD

February 6, 2021
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 […]
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