Neuromuscular Dentistry Austin | TMJ Treatment Case Study | Chad B.Treatment Experience – Video

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Neuromuscular Dentistry Austin | TMJ Treatment Case Study | Chad B.Treatment Experience
Temporomandibular (Jaw) Joint Dysfunction ("TMJ") Patients suffering facial pain, headaches, neck aches, shoulder, and/ or back pain often have to learn to live with the pain. Some patients have subjective hearing loss, ringing of the ears, dizziness, pain in the ear, a feeling of fullness or pressure in the ears, clicking/ popping of the jaw joints and eye pain. The mouth, teeth and throat may also be affected. When competent clinicians cannot find an organic basis for these symptoms, they often suggest it might be psychogenic. There is a classification of disease known as Musculoskeletal Dysfunction of the head and neck (MSD). MSD seems totally unrelated to symptoms such as back pain or ear disorders. Yet, correction of this condition may alleviate many medical symptoms; acute or chronic diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head, neck, shoulder and back. The syndrome is medically as well as dentally related. TMJ/ MSD is a dysfunction of a group of associated muscles, ligaments, nerves and supportive structures that are associated with the temporomandibular joint. Unfortunately, TMJ/ TMD is one of the most misdiagnosed of the medical/ dental conditions. There are two aspects that contributes to this sad phenomenon of misdiagnosis. First, few doctors including physicians, ENT specialists, dentists, chiropractors, osteopaths, etc. have a comprehensive understanding and perspective in the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ/ MSD. Secondly, these disorders have many overlapping ...From:austinsdentistViews:0 0ratingsTime:07:51More inPeople Blogs

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