Every May our office sees an increase in the number of phone calls from patients worried because their jaws have begun to pop or click. They want to be seen by the orthodontist assuming this is related to their bite. What is the real relationship between the TMJ and orthodontics? Following a landmark lawsuit in 1987 where a Michigan patient received a legal judgment against her orthodontist for giving her “TMJ,” hundreds of studies and millions of dollars have been spent by the scientific community to find if there really is a relationship between orthodontic treatment and the health of…
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Can Orthodontic Treatment Stop My Jaw from Popping and Clicking?
Posted by Dr. Jorgensen on June 10th, 2011Mouth Emergencies Not Related to Your Braces
Posted by Dr. Jorgensen on April 26th, 2011Because they are in treatment, orthodontic patients commonly assume that every canker sore or swelling in the mouth must be related to their braces. How can you distinguish an true orthodontic emergency from just a regular sore in your mouth? When should you go see your orthodontist? Oral emergencies common during orthodontic treatment include trauma from outside the mouth (getting hit in the mouth), trauma from inside the mouth (from the braces themselves), broken parts of the braces themselves (loose brackets or bent wires), and unexpected results from the treatment (a tooth moves too far). Each of these emergencies is…
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