By: Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI
For many years we have known that heavy snoring causes major increase in risk of carotid Atherosclerosis and stroke. This has been widely established through published research. One such reasearch published in “Sleep” the journal of sleep disorders shows that this risk in independednt of the risk for sleep apnea [...]
By: Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI
For the past few weeks I have been throwing arround ideas as to the best way to respond to this matter. You see a recent article ( Feb.3 , 2009 NY times) titled “Best treatment for TMJ May be Nothing” nearly made me clench my jaw to pieces.
While well written, [...]
What is TMJ/TMD/CMD?
TMJ, TMD, and CMD are all terms for an abnormal imbalance between the jaw joint, the position of your teeth and muscles.
Each jaw joint is a ball and socket joint with a thin disc of cartilage that rides between them. The disc acts as a cusion and allows the joint to move smoothly. [...]