Your temporomandibular joint holds an important place in your facial anatomy. It connects our jaw to the rest of the skull. Without your temporomandibular joint, you couldn’t talk, chew, or even yawn. This joint is in use almost continually, and you can imagine the problems that can arise if the joint is out of alignment. […]
Just about everyone, except maybe Jimmy Buffett or your yoga instructor, grinds his or her teeth some times. After all, our bosses, kids, jobs, even driving on the Turnpike can drive us crazy. Occasional teeth grinding, medically called bruxism, isn’t really any big deal — you have to clench your teeth occasionally when your boss […]
Sometimes you can have pain when eating, talking, or even just moving your jaw. The origin of the pain may be hard to locate. Maybe it feels like it’s at the back of the jaw. Maybe it’s in your neck. Maybe your ears are ringing. While not always easy to diagnose, these symptoms and others […]
The longest word you’re probably going to see short of Mary Poppins and that whole “superfragilistic…” thing is temporomandibular. The temporomandibular joint is the hinge that connects your jaw to the rest of your skull. To talk, chew, or simply yawn the joint has to function correctly. When it doesn’t you have a temporomandibular disorder […]
Everyone has pain in the jaw at some time in his or her life. It may be the result of contact in a touch football or basketball game, some relatively extensive work on the jaw at the dentist, due to tightened braces, or it could be caused by damage or infection in a tooth. But […]
At Gentle Dental, addressing temporomandibular disorders is one of the services we offer. Sometimes patients don’t know their jaw is the problem, as the pain they are experiencing is sometimes not localized. Here is some information about the disorder The temporomandibular joint is the hinge that connects your jaw to the temporal bones of your […]
| Monday | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am – 3:00 pm |
