Find A TMJ Dentist To Help TMJ

Do you feel headaches every day, and can not find their source? Your jaw hurts when you wake up, or you have difficulty chewing? Can you hear grinding, popping or cracking when you move your jaws? You may have trouble in the temporomandibular joint, a condition of dentists consider to be completely under-diagnosed. The jaw joint are very complex and many factors can get them out of whack, including bruxism (teeth grinding), adjustment problems, too much chewing, stress are among many other reasons. These and some other factors can all contribute to the joint disorder.

One way to alleviate these symptoms is to find a dentist who specializes in TMJ. Because TMJ is a multi-site disorder (its origin is in the muscles, joints and neurological system of the face), the dentist must know the solution options beyond solving problems with alignment. To end this, he may offer a number of different treatment options (aside from surgery) to relieve the discomfort of TMJ.

To find an TMJ dentist, ask your dentist, if he or she specializes in, if not, ask a recommendation. If you do not have a regular dentist, find an online dentist is a possibility, although of course always ask for references and try to locate feed backs of their services.

During the appointment you get a complete diagnostic workup, including x-rays and examination. The TMJ dentist, then let you know the options available. There are two main ways to treat TMJ: attitudes and practical. Since in many cases,TMJ is due to bruxism,the dentist can ask you to the use a mouth guard at night to reduce the pressure. He can also provide relaxation exercises to reduce stress to stop all the jaw clenching during the day. There are also exercises you can do that will help tp reduce pain and swelling due to the disorder.

If the case is more serious, there is a range of options for dental care. Determining the alignment of your teeth is a popular solution, which requires either in-house dental work (teeth grinding) or a recommendation about braces from an orthodontist. In severe cases, you can have surgery to correct a problem particularly difficult.