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BOOK APPOINTMENTDo You Have Trouble Opening and Closing Your Mouth? You May Have TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsYour lower jaw is connected to your upper jaw and skull by hinges on both sides (known as the temporomandibular joint or TMJ), which you can feel if you put your fingers in front of your earlobes and open and close your mouth. If you have trouble even...
Pain or Clicking of the Jaw’s Hinges Needs to Be Treated by Your Dentist
Back to BlogsUp to 15% of American adults (most aged 20-40) suffer from the dislocation of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), which connect the lower jaw to the each side of the skull. You can feel these move by holding your fingers just in front of the lower...
Feel Sore Around Your Jaw, Face, and Neck? You May Have TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsFeel Sore Around Your Jaw, Face, and Neck? You May Have TMJ Disorder The temporomandibular joint (aka TMJ) connects the lower jaw to the skull and the hinges can be felt ifyou put your fingers just in front of the lower earlobes and open and close your...
A Revolutionary Treatment for TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsIf you have difficulty opening and closing your mouth, as if the hinges connecting the lower jaw to your skull have been dislocated, and you hear a clicking sound when you try to do this, there is a good chance you have TMJ Disorder. TMJ is short for the...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsIf you have had trouble with opening and closing your mouth and hear a popping sound when you do it, you may be experiencing TMJ Disorder (TMJD). The temporomandibular joints are the pair of hinges or sliding ball-and-socket joints that connect the lower...
Long-Term Effects of Untreated TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsIf you have trouble opening and closing your mouth, hearing a popping sound each time you try, you may be suffering from a dislocated temporomandibular joint (TMJ). These hinges connect your lower jaw to the upper, which you can feel moving if you put...
If You Hear Clicking or Popping Sounds When You Open Your Mouth, You May Have TMJD
Back to BlogsAs science is increasingly discovering, dentistry has a very important role to play in not only the health of your mouth, but your overall wellbeing. Something as simple as opening and closing your mouth can be a sign of larger emotional or physical...
If Your Jaw, Face, or Shoulders Feel Very Sore, You May Have TMJ Disorder
Back to BlogsAccording to the insurance company Delta Dental, 15% of all Americans have TMJ Disorder, a dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint, the hinge that connections the lower jaw to your skull. But 90% of the cases are among women 18-44 due to hormonal and...
If You Have Trouble Opening and Closing Your Mouth, Wilshire Smile Studio Can Help
Back to BlogsIf you are a woman aged 18-44, you are in the group that accounts for 90% of cases of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD). This can be a painful experience of trouble opening and closing your mouth and hearing your jaw click when you try because the...
If Your Ears Ring, You Have Facial Pain, or Your Jaw Clicks or Locks Up, You Might Suffer from TMJ
Back to BlogsAbout 10 million Americans suffer from TMJ--temporomandibular joint disorder (aka TMJD). This affects the hinge that connects your lower jaw to your skull. This can be a relatively mild problem or a serious one and is often misunderstood, although some...
L.A. Dentist Explains the Jaw-Dropping Facts About TMJ Disorder in Women
Back to BlogsIf your jaw muscles are sore, you hear a click when you open and close your mouth, you feel your ears are congested, you have frequent severe headaches, or there is swelling on the side of your face, you may be suffering from TMJ Disorder (aka just TMJ)....
If Your Jaw Makes Popping Sounds, You Grind Your Teeth, Have Headaches or Neck Pain, You May Have TMJ
Back to BlogsThe Temporomandibular joint connects your bottom jaw with your skull (you can feel this hinge just below the ears). Sometimes it can get out of whack and cause many problems. About 15% of Americans, especially women in their 20s to 40s, suffer from what...
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