If you ever have pain around your ear or lower jaw when you’re inflating a balloon, chewing toffee, drinking through a straw or just talking you could be suffering from TMD (temporomandibular disorder). Your dentist can help determine whether or not your jaw pain, headaches, clicking in your jaw, and other symptoms may be caused […] Read more
You may need to make an appointment with your dentist to talk about getting a night guard if you experience any of the following; Your significant other can hear you grinding your teeth while you sleep, or you wake yourself up with your grinding. It’s been described as a squeaking noise almost like tree branches […] Read more
If you get frequent headaches, your habits may be making them worse. Biting your nails, chewing gum or nibbling on pencils or pens may be aggravating the joint in your jaw and causing many symptoms, including headaches. The temporomandibular joint is at the corner of your jaw and it does amazing things. It moves up […] Read more
Spring is a time to renew and refresh. Many people take the seasonal chirping birds and budding trees as a cue to clean up or renovate their home and make it more attractive. You can refresh your smile as well. You can choose to have your semi-annual teeth cleaning and whitening and other general dentist […] Read more
A Good Night’s Sleep We function at our best when we get enough sleep. We are more alert when driving, more productive at work, and it’s much easier to handle your annoying brother in law. When you are sleep deprived you get cranky and when you’re in a bad mood it’s harder to smile. What […] Read more
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