What are the ABCs of dental sleep medicine?
What do the airway, bruxism and craniofacial pain all have in common? It might seem like nothing, but there is a lot more than you might realize. And while [...]
Dr. Mayoor Patel receives the Haden-Stack Award 2018
Recently, at the 2018 American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS, received the prestigious Haden-Stack Award. The award is named [...]
How to help TMD patients best choose their food
Limited jaw movement or locking of the TMJ can have a negative effect on mandibular opening, biting and chewing. Myofacial pain is characterized by pain originating from the masticatory [...]
Creating a referral network for the treatment of craniofacial pain
Patients can feel discomfort without knowing that the underlying cause might have a dental origin. This can include anything from headaches to jaw pain. And with an estimated 45 [...]
For further guidance, check out this educational book on TMD
In November “Take a Bite Out of Pain: A Journey to Overcoming Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)” was released and available for purchase. It is exciting to have both a [...]
Long-term treatment for adolescents with TMJ pain
I want to take a moment to discuss a study I was looking at the other day. This study looked at the long-term treatment outcome for adolescents with temporomandibular [...]
Pay attention to dental side effects during long-term oral appliance therapy
We understand how successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be. However, we need to pay attention to the potential side effects from long-term oral appliance use. If [...]
Screen your orthodontic patients for TMD
There is a growing need for orthodontists to screen and evaluate their patients for temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). It is even more important to discriminate between major and minor signs [...]
Now Available! An Educational Book on TMD
I am excited to announce that “Take a Bite Out of Pain: A Journey to Overcoming Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)” is now available for purchase! This new educational book [...]
Comparing chronic migraines with TMD pain, a study
Another study I recently read took at look at chronic migraines and temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. The researchers wanted to compare patients with chronic migraines and chronic TMD on [...]