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This is a patient who contacted Dr Shapira from the I Hate Headaches.org website. Lisa: Tell us about your headaches…: So I had an mri done & found out that my jaw was partially dislocated. I have braced to correct it. My headaches start in the...
by Dr. Shapira | Jun 9, 2016 | Blog, Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Clicking & Popping, Epigenetic orthodontics, Sleep, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Disorder Diagnosis, Sleep Disorder Treatment, Sleep Problems, Snoring Devices, TMJ, TMJ Chicago |
Julie’s Question: I have obstructive sleep apnea and I wear a Somnomed (SomnoDent) appliance at night. As a result, my bottom teeth and top teeth are meeting on top of each other and the bottom teeth are off to the side. I would to be able to straighten my bite...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 27, 2016 | Barrington TMJ, Blog, Causes of TMJ, Chicago, Clicking & Popping, Diagnosis of TMJ, Hearing Problems TMJ Disorders, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain, Jaw Pain Clicking & Popping, Jaw Problems, Lake Bluff, Medication for TMJ, Schaumburg TMJ, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
The costs of treating a TMJ disorder can vary widely. Some patients need minimal treatment or a night-guard only and costs are nominal. The biggest cost can be non-treatment. Shimshak et al showed in his landmark papers that patients with TMJ diagnosis have a 300%...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Causes of TMJ, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
Several Recent Studies Show “HYPERALGESIA” can be induced by experimental occlusal interference. The current thinking of many “Orofacial Pain Specialists” is that a great deal of the pain TMJ patients suffer is secondary to psychological...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Causes of TMJ, Headaches and Migraines, Highland Park, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain, Migraine, Muscle Stiffness, orofacial pain, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, Trigeminal Vascular System |
These headaches like migraines and Autonomic Trigeminal Cephalgias are caused by the Trigeminal Nerve but are not cosidered migraine attacks. The common pattern is for their appearance in patients who have a history of migraine. Many cases are infrequent and require...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, TMJ, TMJ Chicago |
Dental Treatment appears to be a major Risk Factor for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo according to a new article (abstract below). The statistical connection is not yet shown to be a cause and effect relationship but there is a major correlation. The study...
