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...
by Dr. Shapira | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Causes of TMJ, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, Headaches and Migraines, Physiologic Dentistry, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, TMJ Pain and Sleep
A new article (PubMed Abstract below) in the Journal of Oral Facial Pain and Headache reports that chronic fatigue and Migraine are more common in patients with myofascial TMD problems. This is good news for patients because Physiologic Dentistry is extremely...
by Dr. Shapira | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Cluster Headache, CPAP Alternatives, Depression and Sleep Disorder, Lack of Sleep, Memory Loss Lack of Sleep, Orthodontic Treatment of Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea Effects & Symptoms, Sleep Apnea Specialist, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Disorder, Sleep Disorder Causes, Sleep Disorder Diagnosis, Sleep Disorder Treatment, Sleep Problems, Sleep Weight Gain and Loss, Snoring, Snoring Devices, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA COMFORTABLE ALTERNATIVES TO CPAP Dentists who treat Sleep Apnea have taken a major step out of the mechanical world of dentistry and into the fields of physiology and medicine. A very select group of dentists go further...
by Dr. Shapira | Mar 12, 2016 | Anxiety, Barrington TMJ, BARRINGTONOROFACIAL PAIN KENOSHA OROFACIAL PAIN, Blog, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, GURNEE OROFACIAL PAIN, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Migraine, Physiologic Dentistry, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
Chronic Headache Relief: Key to Relief is Controlling Noxious Input into the Trigeminal Nervous System All headaches are controlled primarily or completely by the Trigeminal Nervous System. Noxious input to the trigeminal Nerve travels thru the Trigeminovascular...
by Dr. Shapira | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
There is help for patients with TMJ problems in the Chicago area. Whether you have an internal derangement, orofacial pain, craniofacial pain, fibromyalgia there are answers. Migraines, Tensiontype headaches, cluster headaches,and chronic daily headaches are are...
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...