Dr. Roubal's Omaha, Nebraska blog

I had a patient referred to me by their general dentist. She had two new temporary crowns placed and almost immediately noted jaw joint popping, facial pain, and headaches. The general dentist could not find anything wrong with the temporary crowns, so the patient was referred to me for diagnosis and treatment. The patient denied any previous pain issues or jaw problems prior to the new temporaries. Upon initial exam, it was apparent that the woman had spent many, many hours in a dental chair. She had extensive dentistry present and many worn down teeth and other signs and symptoms of temperomandibular dysfunction (TMD). She did admit later in the exam to having "sinus headaches" and some neck pain for which she did seek chiropractic care. She also was getting routine massage therapy. Probably due to her extreme discomfort, she agreed to treatment for her TMD problem which pre-existed her temporary crown placement. In less than three weeks, she reported about at 75% improvement in all pain and dysfunction problems and even commented, "my chronic lower back pain is gone, could this be due to this TMD treatment?" Yes, we changed the posture of the entire body and after we see backs get better!

Yours for better health, Dr. Roubal