Archive for November, 2024

My Associate, Dr. Urbina, stepped into my office last week and asked me to see a patient he was currently examining with typical TMD/J symptoms.  The patient could only open her mouth to about one finger width and could not eat anything other than very soft or pureed food.  Her x-ray also showed evidence of […]

Not long ago I walked into an examining room to check on a patient who had used our oral device and protocol for a total of 8 weeks.  Whether the scheduled appointment is at the 3 week, 2 month, 4 month, or 6 month interval, I always ask the same question.  “On average, what percentage […]

“Status Quo” is a Latin phrase meaning “The Existing State of Affairs”.    Let’s start by describing the current existing state of affairs regarding TMD/TMJ. No one, doctor and patient alike, will disagree that TMD/TMJ is a conundrum, a confusion, an enigma, and has been since the first description of the disease in medical literature in […]

“Status Quo” is a Latin phrase meaning “The Existing State of Affairs”.    Let’s start by describing the current existing state of affairs regarding TMD/TMJ. No one, doctor and patient alike, will disagree that TMD/TMJ is a conundrum, a confusion, an enigma, and has been since the first description of the disease in medical literature in […]