Archive for August, 2026

One of the most recent misguided and Ill-advised effort within the past few years to treat Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) has been funded by the makers of Botox, the most common trade name for Ona botulinum Toxin A.  As most are aware, Botox has been used for decades as an adjunct treatment for facial rejuvenation […]

The most common sign of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) is joint noise.  Notice I said SIGN of TMD, not symptoms.  The main difference between the two is a sign is objective evidence of a disease that can be seen or measured by others, while a symptom is a subjective experience felt only by the patient.  […]

I am an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon that treated Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, TMD, surgically for the first 36 years of my 50-year career.  The last 14 years I have treated TMD non-surgically after discovering and applying the basic knowledge that orthopedic surgeons have known for a very long time about joints.  Until I discovered and […]

In 1972, during my 3rd year in dental school, select members of my class were invited to attend the “Dental Medicine Clinic”. At the time, I wasn’t exactly sure what the “Dental Medicine Clinic” was all about. I just assumed it had something to do with problems that bordered between and involved with both professions, […]