Tag: dizziness
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Bite splint therapy
In this brief video, here an explanation of how a bite splint can be used therapeutically. Whether someone has had a recent trauma like whiplash, or a chronic condition like arthritis, a dental bite splint between the teeth can support and stabilize both the jaw joints and the neck.
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Can a dentist treat snoring or sleep apnea?
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What is joint vibration analysis?
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…
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T-scan advanced bite analysis
An analysis of the way a patient’s bite comes together can be initiated by our dental assistant using the T-scan. Here she demonstrates how the impact is registered on the sensor, then places the sensor in the patient’s mouth and takes a quick multi-bite series. Dr. Caughey interprets the data to the patient, demonstrating the…
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What are dental study models?
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Double dislocated jaw joint
Dislocating a jaw joint can be so completely scary! While the condition can resolve on its own, many times people with the double dislocated jaw joint need to go to the hospital to have it reset. However, here is something to try at home first!
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What is TMD?
TMD stands for temporo-mandibular dysfunction and is collection of different jaw problems that affect how the jaw joint hinges and slides. Some people are aware of a popping or a little clicking that they hear in their jaw joint while for others there could be pain upon biting or just a sense of a bad…
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Can my teeth be causing my earache?
There are a couple of ways your teeth may cause pain in your ear.
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Spotlight on Hans Wakeman, DC
I recently met a practitioner of my own heart: gentle, thorough, holistic. Meet Dr. Hans Wakeman, DC – with 2 convenient locations in Atlanta. What delighted me most about our meeting was to discover a similar philosophical belief that we help patients BETTER through collaborative care. Learn more here: http://wakemanchiropractic.com/
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Join Drs. Caughey DDS and Noble DPT as they discuss management for complex TMD issues
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Spotlight on Maija Salins, CST
While looking for a myofascial bodyworker, my Google search had me stumble across Maija. Like myself, her training started with one thing and her drive and passion led her into several others. By the time I met Maija, she had been practicing Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) for several years. As we talked about where our worlds intersect,…
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Healing the Pain-Body inside of teeth
In his book The Power of Now, spiritual leader Eckhart Tolle discusses the concept of the pain body . . . Tolle: The pain-body is my term for the accumulation of old emotional pain that almost all people carry in their energy field. I see it as a semi-autonomous psychic entity. It consists of negative emotions that were…