Archive for December, 2022

The greatest breakthrough in understanding TMD/TMJ originated with the realization that Tennis Elbow and TMD/TMJ were variations of the same problem associated with different joints in the body. This realization then led to the explanation of why the painful symptoms of TMD/TMJ seem to move around from place to place and are confused with so […]

TMD and Misinformation:  Antidepressants will Fix TMD This is the 5th in a series of articles on common misinformation and misconceptions about treating TMD. Antidepressants are commonly prescribed in the 21st Century. According to one study in 2020, “During 2015–2018, 13.2% of Americans aged 18 and over reported taking antidepressant medication in the past 30 days. Antidepressant […]

The consensus among everyone, the patients, the physicians, and the dentists, who deal with the symptoms of TMD/TMJ is that “Nothing Works”.  I recently had a conversation with a very well known and highly professionally placed orthodontist who quoted his orthodontic professor and mentor as saying: “The best way to treat a TMJ patient is […]