Archive for September, 2026

#202 TMD Has Given Dentistry a “Black Eye”

The responsibility to treat Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) landed square on the shoulders of the dental profession from the first moment the problem was identified and the first article published about the disease by a St Louis ENT surgeon in 1934.  The medical profession did not want anything to do with the joints that were […]

#201 Impacted Wisdom Teeth and TMD

What do Impacted Wisdom Teeth and TMD have in common.  The answer is PAIN!  In my 50-year career as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon I have taken out hundreds of thousands of Impacted Wisdom Teeth and done consultations with over 10,000 patients with TMD.   So, it is safe to say that I have a lot […]