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 Read more...
There are reasons why a crown can become bad fitting and possibly cause a gum infection. Dental crowns are used to restore the health and appearance of a damaged tooth. This means that they need Read more...
There are several types of cancer that can occur in the oral cavity and all of them pose a serious risk. Read more…
People often find it difficult to see the dentist for one reason or another. Some are simply afraid of the drill, or the dentist, or the pain. Read more…
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 Read more...
Does your jaw feel fine, no clicking, but you’re wondering if your unexplained tinnitus is being caused by a TMJ disorder? Read more…
TMJ disorder can cause tinnitus, but what does this tinnitus sound like? Tinnitus has been described as being many different kinds of sounds that a person subjectively “hears” inside their ears. Read more...
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. Read more…
If your wisdom teeth appear normal on an X-ray and are not causing pain, do you still need to have them removed? Of course, if there’s pain, you shouldn’t put off extraction. Read more...
“TMJ disorders mainly occur in adults but can occur in very young children as well,” says Brijesh Chandwani, DMD, BDS, Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain, with Connecticut & NY TMJ. Read more...
Ear pain can have many causes including a brain tumor and sinus cancer. But what about wisdom teeth growing in the wrong way? Read more…
Those burning gums, like they’re on fire; what can be causing this? It’s possible that temporomandibular joint disorder is the culprit. Read more…
Have you just learned you need your wisdom teeth removed, and the thought of general anesthesia has you worried you’ll never awaken? Read more…
There are several kinds of cancer that can mimic TMJ symptoms and lead to misdiagnosis, and in fact, misdiagnoses of TMJ disorder has actually been made in some cases. Read more…
TMJ causes so many symptoms—many you’d never even imagine—that some patients with full-blown TMD never have a single pop or click of their jaw. Clicking, popping and grinding noises coming from one’s jaw are almost Read more...
TMJ disorder can cause a fierce headache, but so can a brain tumor. In fact, the onset of brain tumor headaches can mimic head pain caused by a temporomandibular joint disorder. Though the popping and Read more...
In some cases of wisdom teeth removal, something as simple and as natural as drinking water can cause pain. Read more…
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 — Read more...
“Tinnitus can be experienced by some individuals when chewing for the following reasons,” says Rivka Strom, AuD, CCC-A, Director of Audiology, Advanced Hearing NY Inc. “The chewing muscles are near the muscles that connect to Read more...
It’s possible that if you bite down on very hard chocolate multiple times in a single sitting, that you’ll end up with a little soreness in the jaw and maybe a temporary vague clicking sound Read more...