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Monday, December 28, 2009

Case Report-Temporomandibular Disorder associated with Trauma

BCH, a 22 year old caucasian female involved in an automobile accident in 1995, which resulted in several broken bones and facial trauma. She has had 3 operations related to the trauma. She has had constant head and neck pain since being released from the first hospital admission. Headaches and pain were not releived by medication.

After a thorough examination, including x-ray, evaluation, JVA, EMG, jaw tracker and extensive medical history, it was determined that BCH had a Temporomandibular Dysfunction due to trauma. Treatment plan suggested and implemented was upper and lower Splint Therapy and Physical Therapy for the muscles to stabilize the joint.

After insertion and balancing of the occlusal splint, BCH began to cry- "the first time in 5 years 1 month and 3 1/2 weeks that I do not have a headache."

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Charitable donations

Dr. Adams supports local and regional charities.

During the year of 2009, he has supported local high school sports, bands for trips to various competitions and parades, local swim teams, as well as MDA, Children's Hospital, St. Jude and many others too numerous to mention.

Will you help him get out jail for the MDA? To help him get out please make donations here for the MDA.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas Greetings

Sing of the holidays that end the year!
Each cause for celebration and reflection.
As darkness rules the earth, sing of good cheer,
Sustained by will and nourished by affection.
Of Christmas, and New Year's Eve,
Now sing that you might magnify the light!
Sing, for in your joy you will believe,
Granted grace throughout the bitter night.
Rekindle for these reckonings the fire
Each carries as a favor to the heart,
Eloquent of rapture and desire,
Twin grounds of both sincerity and art.
In quest of fellowship and common feeling,
Needing company, nor care concealing,
Giving and receiving equal measure,
Sing, then, of passion, faith, and simple pleasure!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

"Doctor, my jaws are making noise and popping. What is happening in my jaw joint?"

When tissues rub together, the movement causes vibrations. When using a stethoscope, you can hear approximately 50% of the vibration. But with the computer program we use called JVA (joint vibration analysis) we can hear 100% of the vibration and can classify the vibration into hard or soft vibration.

This diagnostic equipment is used in many Dental Schools in the United States as well as around the World.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cardiovascular and Sleep-Related Consequences of Temporomandibular Disorders

Individuals who have a temporomandibular disorder have more than pain associated with their head and dysfunction of their jaws. They can have cardiovascular and sleep related consequences of their temporomandibular disorder.

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