by Dr. Shapira | Dec 24, 2017 | TMJ Chicago
Rapid treatment of Orofacial pain is very important because of the deleterious effects on your quality of life. According to an article in Cranio (abstract below) Journal SPG Blocks are “Sphenopalatine ganglion block: a safe and easy method for the management of...
by Dr. Shapira | Dec 20, 2017 | TMJ Chicago
I am continuing looking at Orofacial Pain and actually checking the references used in the paper “Orofacial pain management: current perspectives” from Pain Res. 2014; 7: 99–115. This paper will focus on an article cited “Myofascial Pain Syndrome as...
by Dr. Shapira | Dec 20, 2017 | TMJ Chicago
Treatment of Orofacial Pain can be complex and there are many issues that are both medical and dental in nature. There is hope and this paper gives one clear example of what is wrong with many of the concepts of the Orofacial Pain Group that tends to discount valuable...
by Dr. Shapira | Dec 19, 2017 | TMJ Chicago
There is currently no specialty in Orofacial Pain and the American Dental Association does not believe one is needed. That does not mean that orofacial pain is not a problem, it is. Most orofacial pain is actually well treated by the dental community. The most common...
by Dr. Shapira | Oct 12, 2017
Chronic Head and Neck Pain is difficult and frequently disabling but sometimes the answers are easy with the right combination of treatment. To understand what goes wrong with treatment you need to understand the basic principles that determine success. There are over...
