TMJ Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief
You may have a reason for those headaches, shoulder pain and more. It's quite possible your physician can't figure it out either. If that's the case, you should probably visit SmilesOhio. There Dr. Mindy Munowitz can discern if it is due to your temporal mandibular joint. It's quite a common problem that goes undiagnosed for years unless you are fortunate enough to have a holistic neuromuscular dentist as your family dentist. TMJ diagnosis treatment modalities and education are part of Cincinnati neuromuscular dentistry.
A TMJ Dentist versus Traditional Dentist
The traditional dentist focuses on the teeth, bones and gums. Your neuromuscular dentist does that too plus understands the relationship to the joints and muscles. Grinding your teeth can not only damage teeth; it can cause problems with the TMJ and associated muscles. When the jaw is misaligned, hard and soft tissue including the nerves can be negatively affected.
Most people do not recognize that a bad bite can cause so many symptoms which make them feel so poorly. Some of the techniques used by a TMJ dentist include:
- MKG: computerized mandibular scan
- EMG: electromyography
- TENS (as previously mentioned)
- Transcranial Neural Transmitter Modulation
You might be interested to know that our approach does not use invasive needles, etc., but rather adhesive probes. The process is painless for TMJ diagnosis. Treatment is far from threatening and the results will have you pain-free.
Cincinnati Neuromuscular Dentistry Beats Traditional
What is it you want from your dentist? When you have unrelenting headaches, chances are you don't think first of your teeth. Should you be suffering from ringing in the ears, headaches or upper torso pain, you may very well benefit from visiting a TMJ dentist. This is science without bounds: using technology to assist your body to heal. Cincinnati neuromuscular dentistry practitioner Dr. Mindy Munowitz is here to help.
