Category: Research Articles

TMJA Survey Results The individuals affected by Temporomandibluar Joint Disorders were on average 41 years of age and predominantly female (90%). Nearly 60% of both

When we read an article by Drs. Kevin Reid and Charles Greene on the ethics of TMD treatment in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, we

By Karen Raphael, Ph.D., Professor, New York University College of Dentistry.  This review was also summarized most recently by James Keenan at NYU College of

We thank Dr. Susan Herring for writing the following article summary. The authors of this study examined mandibular bone before and after subjects received Botox

We thank Dr. Susan Herring for providing our readers with this research summary.  In this small study, young adult mice received an injection of Botox

Let’s say the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just handed us a multi-million dollar grant to get to the bottom of TMD and find a cure

Dr. Shad Smith in the Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina wrote the following summary of this new

We grateful to the late Dr. Daniel Laskin, Adjunct Clinical Professor and Chairman Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,

By Joan Wilentz Over the decade researchers studying Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) have concluded that these conditions are complex in origin. Some combination of genetic, sex,

For at least 50 years, most dentists have told their TMJ patients that grinding or clenching of their teeth is a major factor in the