Many times treatment for TMJ syndrome is as simple as a dental mouth guard. A mouth guard is an appliance made out of flexible plastic that is worn to protect teeth from trauma.

Many adults suffer from chronic facial pain. Symptoms can include pain while chewing, headaches, annoying clicking of the jaw, a feeling like your teeth are not meeting properly and possibly neck pain as well. All or any of these symptoms may signal a problem known as TMJ Syndrome or Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

If you have a pain in and around your ear or experience an annoying clicking sensation in your jaw, you may need treatment for TMJ. This condition can be helped with a custom fitted dental mouth guard.

You may be causing major damage to your teeth by grinding your teeth at night. Mouth guards for teeth grinding may be the biggest boon to preventing major damage to teeth. There is also some evidence that a co-relation between tmj and migraine exists and a mouth guard for teeth is offered as migraine headache treatments. For example, a new type of splint is called the NTI-tss, fits over just a couple of top, front teeth. The idea is to keep all of your back teeth completely separated, under the theory that most clenching is done by these back teeth. With the NTI splint, the only contact is between the tiny splint and one bottom front tooth. And in addition this appliance has been found to be a boon for people who suffer from Migraine headaches. Read interesting testimonials attesting to the effectiveness of treatment of TMJ syndrome with an NTI-tss mouth guard.

If you live in the Phoenix area and have a tendency to grind you teeth at night, ask our dental professionals today for more information concerning mouth guards as treatment for TMJ syndrome or to schedule an appointment.

Chandler Dentistry Center is your TMJ dentist in the Phoenix area.