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What do you think of when you hear the word “TMJ”?  Do you think pleasant thoughts? Or do you think confused thoughts and vague ideas? Does it make you think of a disease that is easy to treat?  Or does it make you think of a big black hole that no one understands and once […]

When It Comes to Health Issues as a Women, I find myself continuously connecting the dots. The older I get, the more I feel like I have to solve the puzzle of my health issues myself. Why does it seem that almost every woman I know struggles with some sort of health issue that results […]

There are 10 common symptoms associated with TMD. Headaches Earaches Jaw Pain Neck Pain Shoulder Pain and Tightness Tinnitus Subjective Hearing Loss Vertigo Arm/Hand/Finger Tingling and Numbness Various Types of Jaw Locking However, there are several symptoms seen less frequently that are known to be associated with TMD Pain behind the Eyes Pain Associated with […]

Regarding any type of medical care, the patient should never be afraid of asking how the treatment or diagnostic procedure works. And the doctor should always be prepared to answer the patient with common terms the patient can understand and use to evaluate it for themselves.  Makes sense, right?  But most often this common sense […]

“If you use the tool and follow the instructions you will always get a good result”. I often use the above quote when talking to patients during a TMD consultation.  I use it because it is a true statement.  I use it because I observe patients who follow instructions getting better results than patients who […]

I hear the stories directly from the patients.  Over the past 8 years I have interviewed at least 5000 patients with TMD.  Each history is different for sure.  I’ve never heard two identical histories.  On the other hand, most have similarities. They are different because the symptoms move from place to place and change in […]

Have you ever wondered how a computer program works or how a streaming service can send pictures across the internet.  The answer is simple, very simple.  All the data, in whatever form you see or hear, is nothing more than X’s and O’s. That’s all there is to it, just X’s and O’s organized in […]

What have I learned over the past 12 years while I’ve been treating TMD/TMJ non-surgically? I have to admit that I have learned much more about TMD/TMJ during my 42 years as a practicing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon over the past 12 years than I learned during the 30 years that I treated TMD/TMJ surgically. […]