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Headaches? Jaw Popping?

Do you ever experience a clicking or popping sound when opening or closing your mouth? Have you been suffering from headaches or migraines and no one seems to be able to help you? Have you been taking pain medicine for years and would like to get off of it? Do you feel any clogging or congestion in one or both of your ears? These are just a few of many symptoms that might be associated with TMD, or Temporomandibular Dysfunction, a common condition affecting the jaw joint or Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ).

If you have any questions about how you can relieve your jaw pain and headaches due to TMJ, please contact us today.

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TMJ/TMD care

To help diagnose a TMJ disorder, you want to look for the following symptoms that are generally related to TMD.

Often times bite splints are used to relieve or correct common TMJ issues.

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