My clicking jaw
Why is your jaw clicking and how you can avoid it! What do you think is happening with your jaw? →Clicking Jaw Sometimes your jaw makes a clicking sound when you open or close your mouth. This happens to many people and usually doesn’t hurt…
Using a topical medication in the mouth!
There are topical formulations that have been designed specifically to treat oral mucosal diseases. Local drug delivery may provide a more targeted and efficient option than systemic delivery (such as pills) for diseases of the oral mucosa. Oral mucosal delivery has the potential to treat…
Instructions for intraoral appliance use
1. Wear your appliance as instructed. 2. Keep the appliance moist. If the appliance dries out it may wrap or crack. 3. Cleanse the appliance after each use with toothbrush and use a soft soap. There are products available in the pharmacy for cleaning dentures….
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 the patient or their companions struggling to understand, assume there might be a language barrier. 2.Simple Language: Speak slowly and clearly, using simple words and short sentences. Avoid…
Avoid chewing gum!
Contribution by Nadia Gomez. Chewing gum is the choice of preference among all candy in most age groups, and although it is not ingested, it is considered a part of an individual’s regular diet. Although this may seem like a normal and harmless habit, gum-chewing…
The basic home-protocol for TMD
Contribution by Nadia Gomez. What can I do to help my jaw pain? Temporomandibular disorders affect the temporomandibular joint, and muscles of mastication. The cause of this phenomenon is multifactorial, and can be associated with occlusal conditions, stress, trauma, and parafunction. Unfortunately, this disorder is…
Pain secondary to opioids?
Collaboration of Nadia Gomez. Opioids Opioids are very potent and effective drugs; they are traditionally used for both acute and chronic pain conditions. However, opioids commonly cause vigorous side effects, some of which are likely to become lethal. The opioid signaling system has the greatest…
Drug Induced Dry Mouth
Collaboration of Nadia Gomez. Saliva is of vital importance for the maintenance of oral health, including the lubrication and repair of oral tissues, oral acid neutralization, maintenance, enamel in children, tooth remineralization, digestion, and speech. Systemic disorders can result in salivary gland dysfunction, for instance:…
Sleep Hygiene
Sleep hygiene means having both a bedroom environment and daily routines that promote consistent, uninterrupted sleep. Sleep hygiene means having both a bedroom environment and daily routines that promote consistent, uninterrupted sleep. SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER SLEEP Keeping a stable sleep schedule Making your bedroom comfortable…
Are you sleeping well?
A good sleep is needed to give the body a chance to recover, and to have energy for fulfilling the daily responsibilities. This post explores the different stages of sleep, all of them needed to have “nice dreams!” Sleep Stages (by Kryger et al, 2017)…