Category: TMJ & Bite Therapy Info
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Facial “body building” related to tooth shifting
This patient was unconcerned with subtle changes in her bite until she noticed her smile in a photograph: a front tooth had drifted quite a bit, and her smile was no longer pleasing to her eye. Comparison of photographs over a ten-year period reveal a change not only at the tooth level, but also in…
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What is JVA?
What is the JVA? The JVA or Joint Vibration Analysis machine is a small set of headphones which we place in front of the patient’s ears. But instead of the patient listening to music, this small sensor will pick up vibrations inside the patient’s jaw joint. Healthy jaw joints make very little friction as you…