{"id":193,"date":"2025-01-17T18:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/h3kzal"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:16:58","slug":"how-tmj-treatment-may-help-alleviate-some-fibromyalgia-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonewood-dental.com\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"How TMJ treatment may help alleviate some Fibromyalgia pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

These issues are both complicated and simple.\u00a0\u00a0 Let me explain it this way.\u00a0 I sought training that would allow me to treat my dental patients who had bite related problems that complicated their dental treatment.\u00a0 When you do this you end up treating issues that are commonly called \u201cTMJ\u201d or Temporomandibular Joint<\/a> issues. TMJ treatment issues usually have to do with pain and limitation in the jaw joint, face, head and neck<\/a> as well as problems with the teeth and gums that result from these bite problems.\u00a0 My training is based on principles that are referred to as bioesthetic dentistry<\/a>.\u00a0 After first educating the patient about TMJ treatment and doing an exam to base our findings and decision to move forward, bioesthetic dentists then have the patient wear an occlusal splint<\/a>\u00a0 to begin to control the clenching and grinding that we do as a result of the way that the brain deals with our bite discrepancies.\u00a0 Once we have controlled, or stopped, the clenching and grinding the patient and the dentist then decides what the options are and what the next step in TMJ treatment will be.\u00a0 Most individuals just use the splint at night time after the initial TMJ treatment occurs and they feel better.\u00a0 At this point we just do \u201cnormal\u201d dentistry if they need any.\u00a0 For some others who feel it is necessary to improve health, comfort or esthetics more comprehensive dentistry is an opton to consider.<\/p>\n

Now, what I found when I started doing bioesthetic dentistry 12 years ago is that while controlling the clenching and grinding issues other things get better.\u00a0 Headaches go away; even migraine headaches.\u00a0 Neck and back discomfort reduces or go away completely.\u00a0 Sleep quality improves significantly since one isn\u2019t working the muscles at night to clench and grind.\u00a0 With better sleep comes better rest and that makes everything better since I believe that most of us are sleep deprived for a number of reasons including bite issues.\u00a0 And I could go on and on.\u00a0 There are so many symptoms and complaints that patients have reported to get significant improvement in or complete resolution.\u00a0 These are not my claims but rather the experiences of over 500 individuals that I have treated over the last 12 years and these are what my bioesthetic colleagues have reported seeing nationally<\/a> with their patients as well.\u00a0 Do I claim that \u201cALL\u201d headaches, back problems and other assorted problems are due to bite issues and can therefore be treated with a bioesthetic splint?\u00a0 Of course not but for 99% of the patients that I have treated this is the case.\u00a0 So it is at least possible and something that people should consider if they have these symptoms and traditional medical treatment isn\u2019t resolving the problem.<\/p>\n

This was that case with Kasia Redden.<\/p>\n