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Cosmetic Dentistry Isn’t Just About Porcelain Veneers, Crowns and Implants

Did you know that your lower back pain could be caused by your dental condition? That’s true for your head, neck and jaw as well. Midlife dentistry works to correct these issues while giving back your beautiful smile.

Stop Teeth Grinding At Night

Teeth grinding, called bruxism, affects a great portion of adults and estimates span from 50 to 95%. Teeth grinding usually occurs at night, while the teeth grinder isn’t aware of it to stop it. You may have been a teeth grinder for years and not realizing it.

If you suspect you may be grinding your teeth, talk to your dentist. He or she can examine your mouth and jaw for signs of bruxism, such as jaw tenderness and abnormalities in your teeth.

Headache Could Be Tied To Dental Pain

Could that nagging headache and painful jaw be tied to your oral health and dental pain? Many headache sufferers might want to consult their dentist as well as their doctor since headaches and dental pain have a lot in common, says Director of the Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Graduate Program at the USC School of Dentistry Glenn Clark.

Taking Control of TMJ Disorder

You may not have heard of it, but you use it hundreds of times every day. It is the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ), the joint where the mandible (the lower jaw) joins the temporal bone of the skull, immediately in front of the ear on each side of your head.

Symptoms and First Help for Jaw Pain, TMJ

Jaw pain can be in the jaw muscles, the jaw joints, or both. Most of it comes from the muscles that move the lower jaw. One of the muscles, the temporalis, spreads out like a fan on the side of the head and reaches downward to grab the lower jaw.