The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a junction of bones and ligaments located on each side of your head that allows movement of your jaw for speaking and chewing. The name TMJ comes from the two bones that enter its formation, the temporal bone and the mandible (also known as the jawbone). If you position your fingers in front of your ears and slowly open your mouth, you can feel your TMJ and its movement. Try it!

Over time, a patient may experience a disease linked with one or both of their... read more

To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question. Sedation dentistry can be very helpful for fearful patients or for procedures that require extensive work without the patient feeling or remembering it. Sedation does not necessarily mean that you are asleep, but it can help put you in a calm state of being. Oral consciousness and IV sedation can be used in general dentistry or in specialty offices.

If the thought of getting a filling sends you reeling in fear, an oral sedation might help you out... read more