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  • April 27, 2012

    Botox may treat nighttime teeth grinding

    Botox may help prevent teeth grinding at night, results from a small study suggest. In the study, patients with nighttime teeth grinding, ornocturnal bruxism, who were given Botox injections reported greater improvement in their condition compared to those given a placebo

    Botox may help prevent teeth grinding at night, results from a small study suggest. In the study, patients with nighttime teeth grinding, or nocturnal bruxism, who were given Botox injections reported greater improvement in their condition compared to those given a placebo

  • April 22, 2012

    Relaxation, rest can ease TMJ pain

    TMJ is actually the abbreviation for the joint that connects the mandible (lower jaw) to the temporal bone (skull). You can feel the joints move when you place your fingers in front of your ears and open and close your mouth.

    TMJ is actually the abbreviation for the joint that connects the mandible (lower jaw) to the temporal bone (skull). You can feel the joints move when you place your fingers in front of your ears and open and close your mouth.

  • April 16, 2012

    Dental x-rays and brain tumors: Don't drop the dentist just yet

    Because x-rays are invisible and silent, it is easy to conceive of them as harmless – despite the fact that they contain ionizing radiation (also found in a nuclear blast). Of course, the amount of radiation you receive from an x-ray is miniscule compared to what you get from a nuclear bomb

    Because x-rays are invisible and silent, it is easy to conceive of them as harmless – despite the fact that they contain ionizing radiation (also found in a nuclear blast). Of course, the amount of radiation you receive from an x-ray is miniscule compared to what you get from a nuclear bomb

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