Diagnosing TMD

TMD or temporomandibular joint disorder is a condition where the jaw is misaligned.

This means that the upper and lower jaw don’t come together smoothly, which causes inflammation of the jaw muscles, and joints. This condition causes persistent and intense headaches, which cannot be treated effectively by pain medications or anti-inflammatory drugs.

Because a lot of people don’t really associate the headaches they experience with TMD, they often consult doctors who are not properly equipped to diagnose and treat the disorder. You may want to keep in mind that TMD is best treated by a qualified Neuromuscular Dentist who has had extensive training in recognizing it from its diverse symptoms.

At Divine Smiles, we have dentists who specialises on Neuromuscular Dentistry. We also have the proper facilities and equipments that can provide proper diagnosis for the condition and also treat it properly.

TMD is a puzzling condition. Because most people don’t know what to look for in recognizing TMD, patients we treated with this condition previously consulted several doctors in search for pain relief. Because the headaches associated with TMD are often mistaken for migraines, sufferers go on a wild goose chase in search for pain relief and treatment.

Here at Divine Smiles, we offer the latest diagnostic equipments to properly diagnose TMD. Here, we offer the K7 Evaluation System. Manufactured by Myotronics, Inc, this particular equipment is a sophisticated, state of the art, computerized diagnostic systems that will provide complete bite analysis and determine if the patient has a misaligned jaw. The test will give our dentists very accurate information about your jaw. It will tell us how your jaw moves, and how the muscles behave.

We also offer Computerized Mandibular Scanning, which is also a very effective diagnostic tool for detecting TMD. This particular diagnostic equipment will provide information on the movement of your jaw in three directions, such as front to and back, sideways, and up and down.

With our dentists specialising in Neuromuscular Dentistry and our state of the art diagnostic equipments, we will be able to determine if you have TMD or not. If you do, we also offer Orthotic Therapy, which is very effective in correcting the alignment of the jaw, which causes TMD.

So, if you are having persistent headaches along with teeth deterioration, clicking or popping sound when moving the jaw, as well as pain around the ears, we highly recommend that you consult us. This is a sign that you have TMD. Here at Divine Smiles, we treat the cause of the symptoms.