TMJ Services

There is a growing movement in medicine and dentistry to integrate services in order to make them more efficient and convenient for the patient.  According to Robert Pearl MD, the retired CEO of Kaiser Permanente Health Systems, the largest independent healthcare system in the United Staes, research has estimated that inappropriate tests and ineffective procedures […]

This is part 4 in a series of articles focused on describing the features of “Value Based Healthcare” as it applies to the diagnosis and treatment of TMD/TMJ using the Urbanek Device and Protocol. “Value Based Healthcare” is defined by Dr. Robert Pearl, M.D., retired CEO of Kaiser-Permanente Health Care System, and author of the […]

Welcome to 2024.  I write this on New Year’s Day with all the “New Year’s Day” intentions of making 2024 the best and most successful year treating patients with TMD/TMJ.  This article is the 65th in a series of articles focused on educating patients about all aspects of understanding, diagnosing, and treating the enigma/conundrum, commonly […]

This is the seventh in a series of articles designed to answer the most common question asked by our patients after years or even decades of suffering life altering TMD/TMJ symptoms.  We often hear, “How come no one ever told me about this before?”  This question is often mirrored by their statement, “The only thing […]

“How Come No One Ever Told Me About this Before?” (Part 6) This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to answer the most common question asked by our patients after years or even decades of suffering life altering TMD/TMJ symptoms.  We often hear, “How come no one ever told me about this […]

This is the fifth in a series of articles designed to answer the most common question asked by our patients after years or even decades of suffering life altering TMD/TMJ symptoms.  We often hear, “How come no one ever told me about this before?”  This question is often mirrored by their statement, “The only thing […]

This is the fourth in a series of articles designed to answer the most common question asked by our patients after years or even decades of suffering life altering TMD/TMJ symptoms.  We often hear, “How come no one ever told me about this before?”  This question is often mirrored by their statement, “The only thing […]

This is the third in a series of articles designed to answer the most common question asked by our patients after years or even decades of suffering life altering TMD/TMJ Symptoms.  We often hear, “How come no one ever told me about this before?”  This question is often mirrored by their statement, “The only thing […]

Bruxism is the technical and scientific term used to describe clenching and/or grinding of the teeth due to involuntary motion of the lower jaw.  Bruxism can occur during the day, Awake Bruxism (AB) or at night, Night Bruxism (NB).  Bruxism is very common, and it is estimated that roughly half the population bruxes and most […]

The greatest breakthrough in understanding TMD/TMJ originated with the realization that Tennis Elbow and TMD/TMJ were variations of the same problem associated with different joints in the body.  This realization then led to the explanation of why the painful symptoms of TMD/TMJ seem to move around from place to place and are confused with so […]