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Emergency Dentistry
Same-day care for pain, swelling, breaks and knocked-out teeth — including a $29* emergency exam.
Jaw pain, clicking, headaches and morning soreness are not something you have to live with. We diagnose the cause before treating the symptom.
The temporomandibular joint connects your lower jaw to your skull, and it is one of the most heavily used joints in the body. When something goes wrong with the joint, the disc inside it or the muscles around it, the result is the cluster of symptoms usually described as a TMJ disorder.
Pain isn’t always felt in the joint itself. Headaches, earache, neck tension and worn-down teeth are all common ways a TMJ problem announces itself.
Pain in the jaw joint area caused by increased muscle tension and spasm. This is the most common presentation.
Displacement of the disc within the joint, dislocation of the jaw, or trauma to the jaw condyles.
Degenerative joint disease affecting the temporomandibular joint in the same way it affects other joints.
When diagnosing a TMJ disorder, your Fort Worth dentist will carefully evaluate joint symptoms and function. Additional tests, including specialised radiographic imaging, may be ordered if the picture isn’t clear.
Treatment options may include oral appliances such as night guards to protect the teeth and unload the joint, alongside approaches aimed at the underlying muscle tension. We start conservatively and escalate only if we need to.
Everything below is handled by the same team, in the same two offices. Back to General Dentistry.
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