Protecting Your Jaw: Why Avoiding Wide Mouth Opening Matters
Did you know that opening your mouth too wide can sometimes put your jaw joint at risk?…
My clicking jaw
Why is your jaw clicking and how you can avoid it! What do you think is happening…
Using a topical medication in the mouth!
There are topical formulations that have been designed specifically to treat oral mucosal diseases. Local drug delivery…
Instructions for intraoral appliance use
1. Wear your appliance as instructed. 2. Keep the appliance moist. If the appliance dries out it…
How to overcome language barriers in a medical consultation: tips for providers
Collaboration of Kota Takashima from Showa University 1.Assess: Determine the language barrier early on. If you notice…
Avoid chewing gum!
Contribution by Nadia Gomez. Chewing gum is the choice of preference among all candy in most age…
The basic home-protocol for TMD
Contribution by Nadia Gomez. What can I do to help my jaw pain? Temporomandibular disorders affect the…
Pain secondary to opioids?
Collaboration of Nadia Gomez. Opioids Opioids are very potent and effective drugs; they are traditionally used for…
Drug Induced Dry Mouth
Collaboration of Nadia Gomez. Saliva is of vital importance for the maintenance of oral health, including the…
Sleep Hygiene
Sleep hygiene means having both a bedroom environment and daily routines that promote consistent, uninterrupted sleep. Sleep…
Are you sleeping well?
A good sleep is needed to give the body a chance to recover, and to have energy…
Is it possible to change the pain experience?
Inhibition or modulation are mechanisms which will change the pain experience. By modifying how the body reacts,…