Can Repetitive Teeth Clicking Harm the Teeth or Bite Alignment?
Is repeatedly clicking your teeth throughout the day one of your autistic stims and you’re wondering if over time, this could damage your teeth or bite alignment? […]
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. […]
7 Common Orthodontic Issues that Can Be Solved by Braces
If you think braces are only for preteens and high schoolers, you are wrong. In fact, the American Association of Orthodontists estimates that more than one million of their patients who have come to fix [...]
Switching from Dentures to Dental Implants?
If you already have dentures, it may be possible for you to get dental implants. In fact, the more you learn about dental implants, the more you will come to desire them. [...]
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? […]
Can Cavities Be Cured with Diet? Can Diet Reverse Tooth Decay?
You found out you have several cavities and either can’t afford treatment or are scared of a dentist’s drill. […]
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. […]
Toothache for Several Days but Suddenly Goes Away
If you’ve recently suffered from a toothache but then it suddenly went away, this can actually mean something potentially serious. You need to see your dentist promptly. […]
Can Eye Pain Be Caused by Teeth Problems?
Gradual-onset eye pain, and sudden acute eye pain, have a variety of causes. […]
Can a Woman’s Period Affect Her Gums?
The hormones that bring on menstruation will also have an effect on your gums – and you will want to know what that effect is. […]
Six Signs You Might Have a Dry Socket
You don’t want a dry socket after a tooth extraction, and there are six definite clues that you might have developed this potentially dangerous condition. […]
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 [...]
Can a Bad Fitting Crown Infect the Gums?
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 [...]
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. […]
Sedation Dentistry: The Dental Spa, Sleep While We Work
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. […]
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 [...]
Can Tinnitus Be the Only Symptom of TMJ Disorder?
Does your jaw feel fine, no clicking, but you’re wondering if your unexplained tinnitus is being caused by a TMJ disorder? […]
All the Sounds in the Ear that TMJ Disorder Can Cause
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. […]
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 Long Can You Put Off Wisdom Teeth Extraction?
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. [...]
What’s the Youngest a Child Can Have TMJ Disorder?
Can TMJ disorder occur in young children? And if so, what is the youngest age that temporomandibular joint disorder can develop? “TMJ disorders mainly occur in adults but can occur in very young children as [...]
Can Growth of Wisdom Teeth Cause Ear Pain?
Ear pain can have many causes including a brain tumor and sinus cancer. But what about wisdom teeth growing in the wrong way? […]
Can a Burning Gum Feeling Be Caused by TMJ Disorder?
Those burning gums, like they’re on fire; what can be causing this? It’s possible that temporomandibular joint disorder is the culprit. […]
Can a Local Anesthetic Be Used for Wisdom Teeth Removal?
Have you just learned you need your wisdom teeth removed, and the thought of general anesthesia has you worried you’ll never awaken? […]
Cancers that Can Mimic TMJ Symptoms & Lead to Misdiagnosis
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. […]
Can You Have TMJ Without Jaw Clicking and Popping?
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 [...]
TMJ Headache vs. Brain Tumor Headache: Symptom Comparison
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 [...]
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 — [...]
Causes of Tinnitus when Chewing Food or Gum
Do you find that sometimes when you’re chewing food or gum, you get tinnitus or a “ringing” in your ear? There are several reasons why chewing can bring out a noise that seems to be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Can Bulimia Cause TMJ Disorder or a Protruding Jaw?
If you have bulimia nervosa, perhaps you’re wondering if this eating disorder might cause temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ disorder), since forced vomiting may occur very frequently, sometimes multiple times a day. […]
Can You Be Too Old to Get TMJ Disorder?
What’s unsettling is that older people are more likely to get cancer, which can cause symptoms very similar to TMJ disorder. […]
Trigger Point Therapy Helps Reduce TMJ Disorder Pain
A myofascial trigger point pain specialist explains easy stretches to reduce TMJ disorder pain, plus what you should know BEFORE the dentist files your teeth. TMJ is often referred to by specialists as TMD – [...]