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 […]
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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
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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
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