Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) works hard each day to help you talk, eat, drink, and even breathe. And, most of us don’t think about this critical joint unless it starts to cause issues. The daily wear and tear on the TMJ can cause not only irritation, but misalignment as well. The TMJ is a ball-and-socket …
Stress is often a part of the busy holiday season. Commitments to friends, family, and career can fill up your schedule on a typical day. But add to it the burden of holiday shopping and crowds, spending extra money on food and gifts, school functions, holiday vacations, baking and cooking, traveling, dealing with family tension …
It can be an alarming experience to find a bump or lump anywhere on the body. And if you’re dealing with a sore jaw from TMD, you may find a bump or lump under the jaw bone if you’re pressing or massaging the area. Fortunately, bumps and lumps under the jaw or in the neck …
The holidays: some people love them, and others can’t wait to see them gone. But however you feel about this time of year, it’s important to keep your TMJ in good working order to avoid a painful flare-up of TMD symptoms. Nothing can put a damper on holiday activities quite like a sore jaw, headache, lack …
People who have a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) are used to certain problems. Soreness in the jaw, headaches, and back, neck, and ear pain are just a few of the issues we see in our TMD patients every day. Sadly, many of them put up with these painful TMD symptoms for years before they are given a correct …
Your teeth are a valuable asset. Not only do they make up your smile and facial features, but you need them for eating, talking, and daily life. For this reason, it’s important to protect your teeth when participating in an activity where the teeth could be damaged, such as contact sports. Thankfully, athletic mouth guards …
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It’s probably safe to assume that stress levels in Houston residents have been excessively high since late August. When Hurricane Harvey hit our vibrant city, we saw businesses and homes flooded, lives destroyed, and a long road ahead of repair and rebuilding. And while we are now weeks out from the initial devastation, we are …
Next month is American Diabetes Awareness Month — a time to recognize those who are living with diabetes and to become aware of this disease and ways to prevent it. Though diabetes may seem unrelated to a problem like TMD, it is actually closely connected in many ways. If you have TMD, it’s important to be aware of …
As we leave the summer heat behind, we look forward to the (slightly) cooler days of fall here in Texas. Halloween is now just around the corner, complete with haunted houses and hayrides for those who like a good thrill. But perhaps nothing is quite as scary as that chewy, gooey Halloween candy to someone …
Nathan J. Pettit, DMD, MSD Leaving Summer behind will be difficult for many this year, with the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Harvey affecting many of us for years to come. The first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, our 12-year long record has been broken. It was followed …