San Ramon Cosmetic Dentistry Blog | Sean Michael Anderson, D.D.S.

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) has many painful symptoms that can make daily activities difficult. Some of the symptoms of TMD are:

• Migraine-like headaches
• Depression
• Popping or clicking jaws
• Grinding teeth
• Ringing in the ears
• Shoulder, neck, and facial pain

Two major symptoms of TMD are headaches and depression. Anyone who suffers from depression and headaches in the Walnut Creek area will want to not only get relief, but will also want to treat the cause. Walnut Creek Neuromuscular Dentist, Dr. Sean Anderson is experienced and skilled in treating patients who suffer from debilitating headaches and depression.

Depression and Neuromuscular Dentistry

Many patients who suffer from TMD experience depression. Some of the reasons patients experience depression include:

• Constantly dealing with extreme pain is tiring
• Symptoms go undiagnosed or are improperly treated
• Many doctors claim the pain experienced by the patient is imagined

The pain from TMD can emotionally, physically, and psychologically wear down a patient. This can start and enhance feelings of depression. Neuromuscular dentistry is the field of dentistry that focuses on treating TMD. Once the causes of TMD are treated and the pain is removed, the feelings of depression are eliminated.

Headaches and Neuromuscular Dentistry

Doctors often misdiagnose migraine-like headaches. Only a neuromuscular dentist like Dr. Anderson can properly diagnose tension headaches that are caused by TMD. Neuromuscular dentistry treatment will relieve the tension and muscle fatigue that are at the root of the cause of the headaches.

The most important part of treatment with neuromuscular dentistry is properly aligning the jaw and Temporomandibular Joints to keep the facial muscles from building up tension.

Please contact Dr. Anderson for a TMD consultation to help you find relief from depression and headaches in Walnut Creek.

Many people suffer from headaches. Most headaches can be extremely painful and prevent the person from being able to engage in daily activities because the headaches are debilitating. When suffering migraine-like headaches, patients usually visit their primary care physician for relief. Primary care physicians will treat migraine-like headaches with pain medications. If you live in the Danville area and are suffering debilitating headaches, you will want to visit neuromuscular dentist Dr. Sean Anderson for a consultation.

Primary care physicians are limited in how they diagnose headaches. They may not know that the headache is actually a tension headache and can be cured with neuromuscular dentistry. A tension headache can be caused by the misalignment of the Temporomandibular Joint that attaches the lower jaw to the skull. When this joint is misaligned, the muscles in the face overcompensate and cause tension. This tension causes many symptoms that include TMD headaches.

Neuromuscular Dentistry and Headaches

A neuromuscular dentist like Dr. Anderson can help relieve and eliminate your TMD symptoms. Your painful, debilitating headaches can be cured with neuromuscular dentistry. Dr. Anderson will evaluate your jaw alignment and how your jaws move in a personal TMD consultation.

After your evaluation, Dr. Anderson will speak to you about your options for properly aligning your jaws to reduce the muscle tension and to train your muscles to work correctly and keep your jaws in their proper positions. Once your muscles start working properly and your jaws are properly aligned, the tension in your facial muscles will disappear and your TMD headaches will vanish.

For more information about neuromuscular dentistry and how it can cure your headaches in Danville, please contact Dr. Anderson for a consultation.