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Stabilization Splints May Worsen Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This article deals with the question of whether the stabilization splint, which is commonly used for treating TMDs and bruxism, may pose a risk of worsening obstructive sleep apnea in patients with that condition. While a few earlier studies have touch…
No Connection: TMD, Body Posture & Dental Occlusion
Patients should be cautious when considering TMD treatments that claim to provide relief by correcting occlusal and postural abnormalities. Not only can these treatments be extensive and expensive, but, more importantly, scientific literature does not…
When It Hurts to Chew
As many TMD patients know, it often hurts to bite down hard on foods, so they resort to a soft diet and less strenuous bite forces when their TMD pain kicks in. Now, a team of investigators led by Dr. Wolfgang Liedtke at Duke University Medical Center…
TMD: Why It’s Not Just a Pain in the Jaw
Dr. William Maixner and colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), School of Dentistry, currently involved in the multi-center Orofacial Pain Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment (OPPERA) study of TMD, have taken a secon…
Exploring the Temporomandibular Joint: NIH Sponsors Round Table
For many years the TMJA has asked agencies of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to convene a meeting to assess what we know about the TM joint and to determine gaps in our knowledge. On May 3, 2013, the NIH held a scientific round table of expert…
Can the Brain Make TMD Worse?
The chronic pain of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) can be debilitating and interfere significantly with daily life.
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Estrogen’s Impact on TMD Pain Your Responses
In our March 2013 issue of TMJ News Bites we asked: “Do you notice any difference in the level of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) pain and discomfort you experience depending on where you are in your menstrual cycle?” Here is what you had to say:
“Yes I sure do, right before I start my period is when I have my worst TMJ pain.” L.M.
Brain Signals Help the Spread of Persistence of Pain
Neuroscientists have long sought to explain how recovery from an acute injury can sometimes give rise to chronic pain—and not always in the area of injury. Now, a team at the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences at the University of Maryland, …
Electric Stimulation of the Brain to Relieve Pain
It has been known for decades that the brain has its own pain-relieving chemicals. They are called endogenous “opioids,” because of their similarity to opium-derived drugs like morphine. These opioids are released in the brain in response t…
Don’t be Fooled By False Claims
Health fraud scams can do more than waste your money. They can cause serious injury or even death, says Gary Coody, R.Ph., the FDA’s national health fraud coordinator. “Using unproven treatments can delay getting a potentially life-saving d…