If you have trouble or pain when chewing your food, or have facial pain, shoulder pain, or neck pain, you might be suffering from a disorder that affects the joints in your jaw. These joints connect your jaw to your skull, and you use them with every word you speak, every drink you swallow, and every bite you chew.
If you are like most people, you might not know that the joints in your jaw are called temporomandibular joints. But when something goes wrong with them, the pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) can be debilitating. If you or a loved one suffers from jaw and facial pain, TMD may be the reason.…
It astounds me how many of my patients are willing to live with pain. From tender gums to mouth sores and tooth sensitivity to jaw pain, there is no reason to tolerate pain! In fact, you’re doing your body a disservice by ignoring the signals it’s sending to you. Pain means that something is wrong.…
