Archive for May, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a very hot topic. The discussion about its benefits, future expectations, and fear regarding its ability to overwhelm and supersede the abilities of us simple humans proceeding to control over the planet has been promoted by the media for months.   I see these discussions as simple fear mongering.  Fear is a […]

Everybody has two separate and distinct bites and understanding the difference between the two is critical to understanding the cause of TMD and its successful treatment.  TMD is truly a “Dis-Ease”.  There is nothing about this disease that is comfortable.  Every symptom associated with this disease makes the patient extremely uncomfortable.   This disease has multiple […]

The treatment of TMD has become a very controversial topic.  It is much more than simply controversial; it is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma.  It is a very common disease.  Roughly, 45% of the females in the US exhibit TMD symptoms. It is almost an exclusive female disease with a prevalence of 90% females […]

Nociceptors are the pain receptors in the nervous system.  They are present in various locations throughout the body, both in internal organs like the stomach and the external portions like the skin and bone.  Instead of calling them pain receptors, doctors for centuries have called them nociceptors, Noci-Nocere, from Latin, “To Create Pain”.  Doctors have […]