Doctor, My Jaw is Locked! I can’t Open My Mouth!!_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (9) We mentioned that there are two kinds of locks of the temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD): the open locks and the close locks. We discussed about the close locks in the 2 previous videos. This will be the last video in
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Doctor, My Mouth Opening is Restricted!!_ Close Lock of TMD_Part 2_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (8) Last video, we talked about two kinds of jaw locks: open locks and close locks. We talked about my patient came to me with restricted mouth opening, the reason of the close lock, etc. This video, we are going
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Doctor, My Mouth Opening is Restricted!!_ Part 1__ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (7) Originally, I’d like to close the TMD series. However, last week I saw a patient. He came to me, and his mouth opening was restricted. He can only open around 2.5 fingers wide vertically since 2-3 weeks ago. So, I decided to
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I grinned out 3 sets of TMD devices! What’s Next? _Invisalign or surgery _Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (6) Some of my patients they really grinned through more than 3 sets of TMD devices. What’s next? In previous video, I mentioned about 70% of the TMD is myofacial pain, which means, the muscle pain. The good
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Difference between the TMD devices and the Night Guard_Part. 2_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (5) Last video, we discussed about the types and the functions of night guard. Here comes the juicy part of this series. The TMD devices. Most commonly, there are two widely used TMD devices, anterior deprogrammer and Michigan splint. The devices
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The difference between a nightguard and a TMD device: Part 1_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (4) Many patients ask me about the difference between a night guard and a TMD device. A night guard is a device that protects your teeth while grinding. Grinding without wearing a night guard can cause severe attrition of the
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My jaw is hurting – which muscles are causing the pain? _Dr. Yang’s TMD TALKs (2) Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) could be pretty bother. The jaw pain and sometimes headache are disturbing. Today, we are going to discuss about the muscles related Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ). From the location of the muscles, you
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It hurts along the side of my face_ Dr. Yang’s TALK about Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMD)_1 Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) is a common situation happens to one of the most complex joint system in our body, Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ). Usually, it associates with chronic facial pain. The TMJs are the joints
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