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Should you take ibuprofen for TMJ pain? The answer is not as simple as you would think. Since the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is just like other joints, it seems straightforward that an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen would be a good TMJ pain relief medication. The problem is that TMJ pain can be different in source and origin than ordinary joint pain.

Finding out how to relax a tense jaw can help you relieve aching TMJ muscles and can help prevent chronic TMJ pain. Jaw tension occurs when the muscles surrounding the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) become constantly activated. The blanket medical term for jaw tension, jaw clenching, and teeth grinding is “bruxism”. When untreated, chronic jaw tension can be a risk factor for developing a chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD), according to the International Association for Dental Research.

If you have TMJ pain after eating, your body may be telling you there’s something wrong. While temporary pain that resolves quickly is usually no big deal, consistent soreness and pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) needs to be taking seriously. Why? Because if you have persistent TMJ pain while eating, you are at risk for developing a chronic TMJ pain disorder

TMJ headache relief starts with knowing if you have one. Here we define what a TMJ headache is, discuss the symptoms of a TMJ headache, and introduce a comprehensive approach to TMJ headache relief.

Why do you need tips to stop clenching teeth? Because teeth clenching and jaw tension can sometimes get out of control. The jaw muscles can start to fatigue and ache, leading to further clenching, headache, and jaw pain. Doctors now know that acute jaw pain, if untreated, is a major risk factor for developing chronic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. That’s why it’s so important to know some good jaw clenching remedies.

When considering the best mouth guard for jaw clenching, you should know what’s important before making a purchase. The features that make for the best mouth guard for clenching depend on the underlying cause and severity of the clenching. Importantly, the best guard for clenching might be different from the one that’s best for teeth grinding. Here we review the main causes of jaw clenching, the special case of jaw pain with clenching, the different types of mouth guards for clenching, and measures you can take to treat a clenching jaw.

We are excited to collaborate with The TeleDentists® in offering the Speed2Treat® Home Healing Kit to their urgent care patients that have acute jaw pain, mild head and neck injury, and TMJ flare-ups. Patients can conveniently contact The TeleDentists® and schedule a consult on their phone or laptop within 10 minutes, day or night! When you are in pain it’s hard to wait for an appointment with your doctor or dentist and going to urgent care is not desirable. That is why we are so excited that this is convenient and affordable telehealth consults are available to patients who need care now and seek answers to their questions.

Orofacial Therapeutics, LP announced that the company has been named a Top 10 Pain Solution Provider by MedTech Outlook, a magazine for the medical industry that focuses on new ways of tackling healthcare challenges. Orofacial Therapeutics was selected for addressing facial pain in a manner that is low cost, scalable, and establishes a new model for delivering standardized care for acute musculoskeletal pain conditions of the head and/or neck.

Athletes of many popular sports are at risk of specific injuries, including injuries of the head, neck, and jaw. As they are closely related, trauma to one often impacts the others. Trauma to any of these parts can result in facial injury, face pain, headaches, concussions, and, commonly, TMJ disorder.

Suffering from Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) can add stress to your life—but stress can also influence or even trigger TMJ issues. One of the toughest realities of having TMJ is that it is a multifactorial problem, meaning there are multiple triggers and causes of the disorder with many of them overlapping and influencing each other in a painful, self-perpetuating cycle.