April Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month: Know All the Symptoms
April is oral cancer awareness. […]
Routine Dental Exam Turns Up Tongue Cancer
Tongue cancer can be fatal if not caught in time. Dentists often notice the tumor when it’s in an early stage – when the prognosis is at its best. […]
Can TMJ Disorder Treatment Improve Tinnitus?
Does your tinnitus persist despite trying all sorts of measures to stop it or at last calm it down? […]
What a Dent in the Middle of the Tongue Means
When you stick your tongue out, do you see a dent near the middle? Perhaps the dent or depression is there only when you stick out your tongue. […]
If You Grind Your Teeth at Night You May Have Sleep Apnea
If you’ve been grinding your teeth overnight (bruxism) you should undergo testing for obstructive sleep apnea. Left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to very serious health problems. […]
Could Dental Problems Be Causing Your Child’s Bad Breath?
Bad breath in a child is not normal; it should not be ignored; and it can discourage adults from interacting with them. […]
Is It Necessary to Fix Cavities in Baby Teeth?
There’s actually a very simple and logical reason why it’s very important for cavities in baby teeth to be fixed by a dentist. […]
Can Teeth Rot and Fall Out on Their Own?
No gross pictures here; just a straightforward simple answer to the question: Can a rotten tooth fall out on its own? […]
How Do Rotten Teeth Affect the Body?
Rotten or “bad” teeth need to be fixed. This is far more than an issue of learning to love your imperfections. Bad teeth can harm the body. […]
Numb Tongue Days After Dental Treatment: Cause and Solution
If your tongue is still numb days following dental treatment, this is not normal and you need to contact your dentist. […]
Emergency Room or Dentist for a Dental Emergency?
The pain of an infected tooth or gum can be alarming enough to incapacitate a person. Should you go to an emergency room or dentist? […]
What Makes Gums Look White? Could It Be Cancer?
White gums are not normal. They mean something is wrong. This includes the possibility of cancer. […]
Painless Hard Lump on Gum? Can Cause Include Cancer?
If you’ve found a painless hard lump on a gum, it’s not likely to be cancer, but a tumor needs to be ruled out – especially if you can’t tell if the lump is truly [...]
Cause of Swollen Gums Around a Wisdom Tooth: Never Ignore
Swollen infected gums around a wisdom tooth require immediate treatment to prevent a very serious spread of the infection that can become fatal. Swollen gums and inflammation around a wisdom tooth is a situation you [...]
How Does a Dentist Screen for Oral Cancer?
There are several types of cancer that can occur in the oral cavity and all of them pose a serious risk. […]
Causes of Bite Changes from Muscle Spasms to Cancer
If you suspect that your bite has changed over a short or long period of time, it’s imperative that you make an appointment with your dentist. […]
What Will Happen If I Don’t Treat My Bad Breath?
No one wants to be around someone who has bad breath. You know it will instantly eliminate any chance you have of getting close and is sure to be a date-killer. While there are several [...]
Could an Unhealed Canker Sore in Your Mouth Be Oral Cancer?
When cancer develops in your mouth, it is important that it be noticed right away. Sores in the mouth are rather common, but you do not want to neglect them if they persist. [...]
Sudden Intense Jaw Pain Overnight: Causes
Sudden intense jaw pain that wakes you in the middle of the night could be caused by a heart attack. […]
Can an Acoustic Neuroma Affect the Tongue?
An acoustic neuroma is a slow growing brain tumor that, if not caught earlier, can start affecting nerves that involve the face. The nerve that controls facial function is not the same as the one [...]
Black Grey Hard Lump Inside Mouth on Bottom Lip of Child
Here’s what to do if your child has a black or grey hard lump inside the mouth on the bottom lip. […]
Can Cancer Cause a Swollen Feeling in the Throat?
Many different cancers can cause you to have a swollen feeling or lumpy sensation in the throat, even if you’ve never smoked or drank. But there’s more to this than you’re probably thinking. [...]
Can Gerd Cause a Yellow Orange Coated Tongue?
Have you opened your mouth lately to discover, to your alarm, a yellow orange color to your tongue? Could GERD be the cause? After all, you haven’t been sucking on any lemon or orange popsicles [...]
TMJ Disorder Doesn’t Always Cause Jaw Symptoms
It’s a myth that TMJ disorder can’t cause symptoms that are unrelated to the jaw, chewing and biting. Fact is, temporomandibular joint disorder can cause a whole host of symptoms — several that you’d never [...]
Diseases that Can Cause TMJ Disorder: from Benign to Cancer
An assortment of benign conditions can lead to TMJ problems, but so can a variety of cancers. This is why if your TMJ pain hasn’t resolved despite dental-based treatment, you should request an MRI of [...]
What Nighttime Problems Can TMJ Disorder Cause?
Many symptoms can be caused by TMJ disorder overnight. In fact, you may not have even made the connection between these nighttime issues and temporomandibular joint disorder. […]
How Often Is Excess Saliva Caused by TMJ Disorder?
Excess saliva with no apparent explanation can make some people think of ALS, but before you fear a death sentence, consider TMJ disorder. […]
Can TMJ Disorder Symptoms Be on Only One Side?
Do not let what seems like TMJ symptoms on only one side of your face frighten you into thinking that this means cancer. […]
Tenderness Under the Chin: Causes Including TMJ Disorder
A tenderness that develops under one’s chin can become quite worrisome, bringing to mind the worst possible scenarios as to cause. […]
Pain Drinking Water after Wisdom Teeth Removal: Cause, Solution
In some cases of wisdom teeth removal, something as simple and as natural as drinking water can cause pain. […]
Time Lapse Between Untreated Cavity Evolving to Root Canal
How much time might pass between a cavity that goes untreated to when a root canal is necessary to repair the area? Many people — due to fear of dental work or the cost — [...]
What Kind of Head Pain Can TMJ Disorder Cause?
You probably already know that TMJ disorder can cause headaches. But what kind of headaches can temporomandibular joint disorder bring on? […]
All the Kinds of Tongue Problems TMJ Disorder Causes
TMJ problems affect the tongue, though more serious conditions can also cause symptoms involving the tongue such as cancer or a neurological disease […]
Can You Get TMJ Disorder from Biting on Hard Chocolate?
Just how possible is it to get TMJ disorder from biting on hard chocolate? Chocolate blocks can be quite hard if refrigerated. It’s possible that if you bite down on very hard chocolate multiple times [...]
Can TMJ Disorder Cause Swelling in One Cheek Only?
It can be quite unsettling to suddenly notice that one side of your cheek appears swollen. If you have TMJ disorder, your first thought might be that the temporomandibular joint problem is the cause of [...]
Can TMJ Disorder Cause Ringing in only One Ear?
Tinnitus or “ringing” in only one ear can be caused by a brain tumor, but what about TMJ disorder as a potential cause of tinnitus affecting only one ear? […]
How Effective Is Botox for TMJ Disorder Pain?
Do you suffer from the pain of TMJ disorder? Have you tried many treatments but none have worked? Well, what about Botox injections? “Ninety percent of all TMJ symptoms are muscular in nature; therefore, many [...]
Can TMJ Disorder Affect Your Neck Muscles?
TMJ disorder, with its ability to cast all sorts of troublesome symptoms onto the sufferer, can also affect neck muscles. […]
Chances that a Lump on the Jaw Is Swollen Muscle
Many people worry that a newly discovered lump in the jaw is cancer, and hope to dear God that it’s only a swollen muscle, perhaps caused by TMJ disorder or something else benign. Discovering a [...]
Can TMJ Disorder Cause a Stuck Feeling in the Throat?
Lots of things can cause a stuck feeling in the throat, but can TMJ disorder be one of them? A persistent stuck feeling in the throat is one of the most annoying symptoms, and usually [...]