a bowl of cereal

Do you awaken to sore or stiff jaw muscles?

Dental Articles, Dentistry by Angela Britt, Migraines, Services, TMJ

Has this happened to you before? You open your mouth and you hear a snap, crackle, and pop, But it’s not coming from a bowl of Rice Krispies. It’s happened before and you thought it would go away. But it hasn’t. Do you awaken to sore or stiff jaw muscles? You’ve tried to figure out the problem, but you can’t. There’s something that can cause either of those problems. I can help you find relief. Take the TMJ Risk Quiz Take our quick, 15 second quiz to discover your risk level for TMJ Disorder and begin living a pain free…

woman with fingers at her temples in pain with a migraine

Migraines a symptom of bad bite

Dental Articles, Migraines, Physiologic Dentistry, Services, TMJ

Did you know migraines can be a symptom of a bad bite? For many people, migraine headaches are a “normal” part of their life. Medications can be used to stop or manage the pain, but the source of the pain is not always determined. Most people don’t think about mentioning headaches or facial muscle pain to their dentist but this type of pain is a common symptom of TMD (Temporomandibular Disorder), also know as TMJ Disorder. So how does a bad bite fit into this scenario? The position of the jaw joint is determined by how the teeth fit together.…

woman in pain holding her jaw

Facts on Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain and TMJ Disorder

Dental Articles, Migraines, Physiologic Dentistry, Services, TMJ

Did you know that patients who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia commonly have temporomandibular joint dysfunction as well? According to research administered by the National Institutes of Health, fibromyalgia patients have a high incidence of TMJ disorder and exhibit classic TMJ symptoms such as clicking or popping sounds during mouth movement, along with facial pain and muscle pain in the head and neck. Fibromyalgia is a painful and often debilitating disease. For some people the pain can be so intense, it gives sufferers incapacitating migraines. Patients with fibromyalgia typically experience deep, radiating pain throughout their bodies, especially near joints. Those with…