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Mouth; tmj

TMJ: THE MOST IMPORTANT  PART IN YOUR BODY



Perhaps  the most important joint in the body is the  occipital-atlanto-axial joint.  This  is  the joint between  the skull  and  the  first and  second  vertebrae.  It probably  causes  more problems  than  any other joint in  the body.  But certainly,  a close  second  would  have  to  be  the  temperomandibular joint  (TMJ).  These  are  the  two  hinge joints on either side of the jaw.
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Some  problem caused by  improperly  balanced jaw joints  include headaches  and migraines,  teeth grinding,  dizziness and  faintness,  neck  and  teeth  pain,  upper  back pain, inability to think properly, memory problems, ringing in  the ears,  and more.  And of course  there are the  obvious  problems  of clicking  and pain  in the jaw joints themselves.
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Today dentists are becoming more aware of the importance  of this joint.  And  many  are  using splints  and  other devices  to  correct the  balance  in the  TMJ.  One  of my  dentist  advisers  stumbled onto the importance of the TMJ after coming back from  a  seminar.  He  started  using  his  new  techniques  to  balance  this joint  on  some  patients  and was  shocked  to  learn  that  he  had  cured  longstanding  headaches  and  migraine.  This  is  very rewarding to the doctor,  and  of course  the  patient is overjoyed.
Do You Suspect TMJ?

If you  have some of the  symptoms  listed here and  no  one  can  find  the cause,  suspect TMJ.  Rather  than  start  out  on  an  expensive  and  time consuming  quest  with  doctors  and  dentists  who may  or may not know  what they  are doing,  test your own  TMJ yourself first.  Thanks  to  the brilliant work of an  old  friend,  Dr.  W.  B.  May,  DDS, this is possible and even  easy.

Dr.  May  has  passed  away,  but I  was  lucky enough  to  study  with  him  in  the  1970’s.  And perhaps  the  person  who  understands  the  TMJ better today  than  anyone  else  is  another of our advisors, Dr.  George Goodheart. In his lectures Dr. Goodheart liked  to  say  that the  TMJ  is  the  most dynamic joint in  the body.  He  taught that a good portion  of your entire brain is  dedicated  solely  to the maintenance of the TMJ. So when your TMJ is  not balanced properly,  you  can  suffer from  many serious problems,  not the least of which is chronic pain.


The TMJ Test

But back to  testing  your  own joint.  Dr.  May used to  say in the  1970’s  that you  can  do this for a dime.  All you need is  a little red dental  bite  wax you can  get from  your dentist.  Pick  a time when you  can  have  a  friend  help  you.  It  is  best  to perform the test when you are having symptoms or a headache. Finally,  when preparing for your TMJ test, make sure you have 30 minutes to relax. 
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Here are the steps:
1)   Place  the wax in hot water until it softens. Make two small  pillows out of it-about I/4" to  I/2" square.  Keep  the pillows  warm  and  soft until  you are ready to begin.
2)   Sit  down  and  have  your  friend  press  the pillows gently on top of your left and right first molars.
3)   Bring  your  upper  teeth  down  until  they meet the wax and relax a second.
4)   Next swallow  completely,  allowing  your jaw joint to press your teeth naturally into the wax. Do not force anything. Simply allow your swallow to  position  your jaw  and  teeth  in  the  wax.  The reason  for this  is  simple~the most normal position for your TMJ is  achieved during swallowing. So  you  are  in  effect  finding  your  own  normal, relaxed jaw position.
5)   Now  simply  lift your  upper teeth  off the wax  and  allow  a  couple  minutes  for the  wax  to begin to harden.
6)   After  a  couple  minutes,  rest your upper teeth gently back onto the pillows. This will almost always open up your bite in the front.
7)   Now just sit back and  relax  in  a comfortable  armchair for  10  to  20  minutes,  teeth  on  the pillows  and  with  your jaw  comfortably  in  this position.

 For a surprising number of people, and for anyone  with  a TMJ problem,  this  will  bring profound relief–or even  complete resolution of symptoms, whether they be headache, jaw pain,  neck palm,  or something else.

                                                                                                                                                                                          Diagnosis and Treatment

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If you experience relief, you have just made a profound diagnosis  of a TMJ problem-for less than  10  cents.  Many  people  simply  continue  to practice relaxation periods using their wax pillows. But most people  need  a  plastic  splint to  permanently normalize  the TMJ and reposition  the bite. Call  around  to  your  local  dentists  and  see  who works with TMJ problems using splints.

Often  a dentist will  work  with  a kinesiologist on these cases. The splint is usually "very open" at first.  As your muscles  and jaw joint normalize,  the splint is  adjusted  downward.  Eventually  it will  be almost fully  adjusted  down,  and  your  teeth  will once  again meet.  But this  time  your bite  and jaw joint will be in physiological normal .
That  means  there  is  no  longer muscle  stress, tension,  and  spasm  in  the joint.  The  adjustments on  the  splint  will  have  allowed  your jaw joint to realign  itself and to  "reset"  the  muscles  that support  this joint  properly.  This  can  take  weeks  or months of adjusting and readjusting the splint. But the  relief is  worth  it,  and  the  treatment  can  be powerful and profound. When  I first studied  with  Dr.  May,  a  skeptic who  had planned on  airing  a TV  expose on  quack TMJ treatments  volunteered  to  be  the  subject in our class.  With  no  former knowledge  of this  person's  problems,  Dr.  May  quietly  and  calmly  repositioned her jaw with the wax pillows.  After  10 minutes  this  formerly  hostile  TV  reporter  sat before  our class  of doctors  quietly  weeping  because  the  headache  and  severe  facial  pain  she suffered on  a daily basis had disappeared.

Over  the  years,  I  have  witnessed  lots  of patients  with  bizarre  symptoms  that resisted  every other kind  of treatment get relief.  Brain  fog  often lifts.  Memory  can   improve.  Pain  disappears. Chewing  becomes  normal  again.  Hearing  Improves in some cases.  And on and on.
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Surely TMJ is not always the cause of all  these problems.  But  when  it  is,  nothing  other  than  correction of this joint will  end the agony. So now you can  test  yourself easily  and  almost  for  free.  You don't have  to  subject yourself to  $5,000  worth  of tests,  x-rays,  bite  studies  and  more.  By  the  way,  if you  do  have a positive TMJ  test,  the treatment to resolve the problem  is  not very expensive.
Osteoporosis Compounds the Problem                                                     

If you  suffer from  weak  bones,  this  will  complicate a TMJ problem. Just as  in  the case of carpal tunnel   syndrome,   bones   and  joints   must   be strengthened  before  permanent correction  can  take place.  

If you  have  weak  bones  but  no  real  osteoporosis,  you  will  still  need to  strengthen  the jaw joint  (or  wrist  with  carpal  tunnel  syndrome)  with supplements. 
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Trailblazers

Drs. William May and George Goodheart  were so  very  far ahead  of their  time.  Despite skepticism by  his  own  dental  profession  for his  work  with TMJ, Dr. May  remained a warm, friendly man and a  steadfast  worker  and  researcher in  the  face  of ridicule by  ignorant "experts."  And Dr.  Goodheart probably knows  more about the temperomandibular joint muscular-support structure than  any other human  being.

Today,  long  after Dr.  May's  death, enlightened dental  professionals  are  recognizing  and  even teaching  the  diagnosis  and  correction  of chronic TMJ  problems.  And  kinesiologists  trained by  Dr. Goodheart are helping  with  the  muscle testing and balancing  sometimes  used  in  these  treatments.  I am  glad  and  honored  to  have  been  able to  study with both of these men.
October 2005, Volume 22,  Issue 10 HEALTH  ALERT  Dr Bruce West MD       
 
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