by Dr. Shapira | Dec 1, 2016 | Causes of TMJ, Diagnosis of TMJ, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain Clicking & Popping, Migraine, TMJ Chicago |
Ellen came into my office with a 12 years history of severe pain all over her body, in her face, neck, jaws, hips, knees and feet. She also had an enormous open bite and only two teeth in her entire mouth met. Her story began with ear and joint pain and she saw an ENT...
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 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 | Mar 11, 2016 | Anxiety, autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Chronic Daily Headache, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Headaches and Migraines, Hearing Problems TMJ Disorders, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Jaw Pain, orofacial pain, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, What Causes TMJ
The cornea is innervated by the trigeminal nerve. I just saw a patient whose headaches, and tinnitus started after a cornea burn. TMJ symptoms also were exacerbated. I looked for previous cases but did not come across any. Pubmed had an abstract that showed that...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 11, 2014 | Chicago, Deerfield, Evanston, Highland Park, Injuries or trauma cause of TMJ, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Vernon Hills, Wilmette, Winnetka
Injury or Trauma And the impacts on TMJ Injury or trauma can cause TMJ It is a well-known fact that injury or trauma can cause TMJ, but how much do you know about the different types of traumas that affect the TMJ joints? Severe injuries, such as an obvious head...
