by Pamela Bloom | Feb 21, 2021 | Bite Guard, Bite Splint, custom bite splint, improve my smile, master restorative dentist, pain-free dentist, painless dentist, pankey dentist, pankey institute, stop my TMJ pain, tmj dentist, TMJ pain, top dentist, why am in cracking teeth, why do I grind my teeth, why do I have headaches
Lately, patients have been asking if I use Botox to treat TMJ pain. The short answer is no. While Botox gives you temporary relief by paralyzing muscle, it doesn’t treat the imbalance causing your pain. Not to get too into the weeds, but as a TMJ specialist...
by Pamela Bloom | Sep 1, 2020 | Bite Guard, Bite Splint, cosmetic dentist, Headaches, pankey dentist, pankey institute, sleep, tmj dentist, TMJ pain, Uncategorized
Bite Splint vs. Night Guard—what’s the difference? At it’s simplest, compare a Dr Scholl’s insert to a custom foot orthotic. In our practice, we only make custom Bite Splints—Dr. Bloom learned from the master. Each is made meticulously so that it is...