TMD is a collective term that describes clinical problems in the chewing muscles, joints or both. It can elicit constant or intermittent facial pain in the muscles and the joint. It can also result in excessive wear of your natural teeth.

Click here for an example of the wear TMD can cause on your teeth. TMD has many causes including grinding your teeth, poor jaw alignment and arthritis in the joints. TMD can also result in loose teeth, ringing in the ears, migraine headaches, premature tooth loss and pain.

Dr Bander uses several methods to treat TMD including diet modification, maintenance/reexamination, functional analysis, and appliance therapy to determine the correct plan of action.

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