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Can the Brain Make TMD Worse?

The chronic pain of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) can be debilitating and interfere significantly with daily life.

Electric Stimulation of the Brain to Relieve Pain

It has been known for decades that the brain has its own pain-relieving chemicals. They are called endogenous “opioids,” because of...

Brain Signals Help the Spread of Persistence of Pain

Neuroscientists have long sought to explain how recovery from an acute injury can sometimes give rise to chronic pain—and not always in the...

Estrogen's Impact on TMD Pain Your Responses

In our March 2013 issue of TMJ News Bites we asked: "Do...

Don't be Fooled By False Claims

Health fraud scams can do more than waste your money. They can cause serious injury or even death, says Gary Coody, R.Ph., the FDA’s...

Eryca's Story

Oct 5, 2012

I've suffered from TMJ Disorders since high school. My teeth grinding and clenching is so severe that I have cracked a tooth and had to have it removed. I wake up with severe pain in the jaw and constant headaches.
 
I started seeing a naturopathic doctor who said it’s very likely I have a magnesium deficiency. She put me on magnesium pills taken nightly. The very next morning I woke up and for the first time in ages my jaw was NOT in pain! Magnesium is also a natural muscle relaxer. It has significantly reduced my nightly teeth grinding and subsequent TMJ and jaw pain and headaches.
 
People sometimes go through extreme jaw surgeries; however, in my case all that was needed was a magnesium supplement.

 

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