If you wake up each morning with headaches that last throughout the day, your quality of life quickly begins to suffer. Consider speaking with your dentist about the possibility of issues with your jaw being the factor behind your pain. If you have pain in the muscles of your face, jaw joint, or difficulty opening and closing your mouth, these are additional signs of a common oral health condition called TMJ disorder. Also known as TMD, this condition is a problem with the temporomandibular joint that complicates the healthy movement of your jaw. Left untreated, TMD can lead to issues with the alignment of your bite or grinding down of your healthy enamel.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we can provide a non-surgical treatment option for TMJ disorder by creating a custom oral guard to wear while you sleep. By speaking with a member of our team, we can evaluate your condition and let you know which method of care can best provide relief.

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Have you seen your dentist lately? If it has been longer than six months since your last cleaning and exam, we encourage to you schedule a visit today! While your daily brushing and flossing habits form the basis for your oral care, routine checkups allow us to inspect the results of your effort and provide our professional assistance! We have the tools necessary to remove plaque and tartar deposits that you cannot handle on your own. By staying on top of a semiannual visiting schedule, we can create a dental record that detects abrupt changes in your oral health before they can grow further. This could mean placing a simple dental filling for a cavity instead of waiting until a more significant restorative treatment is required.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we value preventive treatments to preserve your oral health and fight threats as soon as they appear. This means taking time out of your schedule to prioritize cleanings that remove the primary cause of cavities and gum disease. When you understand how important your visits can be, you can look forward to your next checkup!

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When was the last time you visited your dentist for a cleaning and examination? If it has been longer than six months, we recommend scheduling an appointment to prioritize your oral health! These routine checkups help remove plaque and tartar deposits from the surface of your smile to prevent tooth decay and gum disease. When these symptoms do appear, a dental examination can detect them right away and provide a more conservative treatment when caught in early development. On the other hand, waiting until you have a painful symptom to go to the dentist can mean it is too late for a more simple restorative solution.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we offer preventive dental services to reduce your likelihood of developing problems with your oral health. This includes standard checkups and cleanings as well as services geared to children and special preventive care for patients with gum disease. If you would like to prevent oral bacteria from leading to decay, disease, or worse, make sure to schedule a dental checkup twice a year!

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When you experience headaches on a regular basis, or suffer from pain in your jaw and face, then you may have a common oral health issue that needs attention. TMJ disorder, also known as TMD, could upset how you open and close your mouth, and lead to discomfort and even complications like bruxism (teeth grinding). In today’s blog, Sunny Smiles talks about stopping headaches with TMJ therapy.

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