When most people think of orthodontic issues, aesthetic problems like crooked teeth or an underbite come to mind, the truth is, however, that dental and jaw issues can have a profound impact on your body, making orthodontic care enormously functional. Airway orthodontics considers the relationship between a patient’s teeth, jaw, and airway passages. From tongueContinue reading “What Is Airway-Focused Orthodontics?”
Jaw pain keeping you up and night or preventing you from enjoying your favorite foods? You may have TMJ dysfunction, or temporomandibular joint disorder. The temporomandibular joint is where your jawbone connects to your skull, and whether you realize it or not, you use it constantly! Every time you talk, chew, laugh, swallow, yawn orContinue reading “5 TMJ exercises to help you find relief from jaw pain”
Spring Break is here! If that means you’ll be hitting the beach, heading to the mountains, or traveling to your favorite vacation destination, you’ve probably gotten everything ready … or so you think. You’ve got your sunscreen, your toothbrush and your camera, but what else do you need? A plan for what to do ifContinue reading “How to deal with a dental emergency on vacation”
At our orthodontic offices in Atlanta, we often see patients who have impacted teeth – and most don’t even know it! Braces are one of the many ways to treat an impacted tooth and give it space to move into the correct position. In this article, we’ll be showing you what an impacted tooth is,Continue reading “What Causes an Impacted Tooth”
Wake up with headaches? Find yourself rubbing a sore neck or jaw first thing in the morning, and you’re not sure where they came from? You may be suffering from bruxism, also known as tooth grinding. Symptoms of bruxism Most of the time, patients with bruxism aren’t aware that they grind or clench theirContinue reading “Bruxism: Getting out of the grind”
TMJ disorder, also known as temporomandibular joint disorder, is a condition of the joint where the jawbone attaches to the skull. TMJ disorder causes aching jaw pain and other symptoms that can severely disrupt suffers’ lives, making eating, sleeping and even talking difficult. What is the temporomandibular joint? The temporomandibular joint is a sliding hinge jointContinue reading “TMJ: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment”