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TMJ / NTI Headaches
TMJ Examination

Step 1: Comprehensive Medical and Dental History Diagnosis and treatment of TMJ related symptoms first start with a through review of your medical and dental history as it relates to your symptoms.

Step 2: Recording of Wear Patterns and Tooth Wear

Step 3: Taking the necessary x-rays
Step 4: Palpation and Auscultation: A through TMJ exam also consists of palpating the surrounding muscles of the temporal mandibular joint and listening to joint sounds via a Doppler device.
Step 5: Centric Relation and Study Models: Accurate Impressions of upper and lower dental arches are taken and poured up into stone models, functioning as a duplication of your teeth. A Facebow transfer and centric bite is registered to mount the study models and evaluate your bite.

Facebow Transfer
Centric Bite Registration
Step 6: The mounted models are closely evaluated for tooth-tooth relationship and simulated jaw movements

Treatment therapy based on sum of all the gathered information is determined.

At a Smile Resort, Dr. Zimmerman has brought in Dr. Brady to his practice, which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Temporal Mandibular Joint Dysfunction. Dr. Brady brings to the Smile Resort a vast working knowledge on the subject of TMJ.  Dr. Brady performed her studies in the field of TMJ disorders at Pankey Institute, University of Florida School of Dentistry, and the Seattle Institute of Advanced Dental Education.

For more information, Dr. Brady can be contacted by E-mail

 

 


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