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What is it? Is it for me?

Have you ever wondered why you have headaches so often? Do you find yourself reaching for Advil each day as if they were vitamins? Have you noticed your teeth getting shorter over the past years? Or worse yet, getting dark brown edges on your lower front teeth? Don’t you think it is time to do something about it?

The answers may lie in the benefits of Neuromuscular Dentistry. You may wonder what neuromuscular dentistry is and whether it is for you. Neuromuscular dentistry takes into account more than just the teeth but also the status and function of all the muscles that control your jaw position, swallowing and chewing.

Traditional dentistry is based on the mechanical concept that your present bite is best for you. It is important to realize that although when you bite there is no pain, it does not mean that it is healthy. The absence of pain is not always an indicator of good health. For example, you may not know that you have cancer or diabetes until they are quite advanced when symptoms appear.

In the same way that a runner may not realize that he or she may have a small pebble in their shoe, you may be in the process of accommodating to your bad bite. The runner accommodates to the pebble by rolling their foot to a position where it is not bothering them. In the meantime, pain ascends up the leg and into the hip because of their poor foot and leg posture, all because of the accommodation for the small pebble in the shoe.

Even if no gum disease or cavities are discovered at your regular dental exam other problems could go unnoticed. Some of the signs and symptoms related to neuromuscular disease are listed.

  • Headaches
  • Pain in and around the jaw and ears
  • Sounds from your jaw joints (clicking,popping,grinding)
  • Snoring
  • Dizziness
  • Grinding or clenching you teeth
  • Stiff, sore neck and shoulder muscles (especially if it radiates to your finger tips)
  • Stuffiness of ears with subjective hearing loss
  • Abnormal tooth wear at the gumline often attributed to brushing too hard

Needless to say the list can go on, it is sufficient to say that no one considers these symptoms normal to have but many live with it all their lives. Imagine how improved your life would be without reaching for pain relievers everyday. We invite you to come in for a comprehensive exam and allow us the privilege of improving the quality of your life.

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