TMJ treatment
The temporomandibular joint is the one in front of your ear. When it and the muscles around it are under strain, the symptoms often show up somewhere else entirely.
Clicking or popping when you open, aching in front of the ear, a jaw that locks or feels like it catches.
Morning headaches, aching temples, neck and shoulder tension, earache with nothing wrong with the ear.
Flattened, chipped or worn edges, sensitivity without decay, and teeth that feel loose but are not.
Grinding, clenching, an uneven bite, stress and sleep all contribute, usually more than one at once.
A custom night guard, adjusted to your bite. The soft boil-and-bite kind can make clenching worse.
Sometimes a high spot on one restoration is doing the damage, and smoothing it changes everything.
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It protects the teeth from wear and often reduces muscle pain considerably. It does not stop you clenching, which is why we also look at what is causing that.
A click without pain or restriction often needs nothing more than keeping an eye on it. We will note it and compare at your next visit.
Most cases are managed well in general practice. If yours is not responding, or if the joint is locking, we will refer you and say why.
The mouth read as part of the whole body.
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When a tooth needs covering rather than filling.
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Clear aligners you can take out to eat.
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The appointment that prevents the other eight.
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Nitrous oxide and oral sedation.
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The first appointment is an examination and a conversation. There is no obligation to book treatment at the end of it.