{"id":23,"date":"2017-05-17T21:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T21:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billpoedds.com\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2017-12-28T18:52:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T18:52:55","slug":"tmj-in-los-alamitos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billpoedds.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/tmj-in-los-alamitos\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have Painful Problems with Your TMJ in Los Alamitos?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DoIf you\u2019ve been suffering from symptoms like consistent headaches or jaw pain, it may be time to consider more than how occlusion<\/a>\u2014the way your teeth meet one another\u2014may be affecting your smile. Although occlusion may play a part in your discomfort, the Office of William C. Poe V, DDS, uses neuromuscular dentistry theories to examine your head, neck, jaws, and most importantly the inner and outer workings of your mouth to test you for TMJ disorder in Los Alamitos. We think it\u2019s important to treat our patients in TMJ pain from the outside in (muscles first, teeth later), rather than from the inside out.<\/p>\n

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What is TMJ Disorder?<\/h2>\n

Understand the functions of TMJ\u2019s can help patients grasp why it\u2019s so important to seek medical attention for their discomfort. Temporomandibular joints are triangle-shaped joints made of muscle and cartilage. Each TMJ is right in front of either ear on the sides of your head. These joints play a key role in how your mouth opens and closes\u2014an important function for both eating and speaking. Without a properly functioning TMJ, simple tasks like enjoying a painless meal or engaging in an interesting conversation become uncomfortable. TMJ Disorder can really decline the quality of a suffering patient\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

What happens if you don\u2019t treat TMJ Disorder?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s too easy for TMJ disorder to be aggravated by normal, day-to-day tasks. For this reason, your dentist in Los Alamitos encourages patients that experience slightly uncomfortable symptoms to seek treatment before the disorder continues to develop. Failure to do so may have serious lifelong consequences.<\/p>\n