Feb 5, 2015
The teeth and TM joints in this occlusion are extremely strong, but the upper arch is vaulted and narrow. The maxilla is too small and narrow as compared to the wider mandible. The bones favor a class III skeletal relationship, yet the teeth favor a class I... 
Feb 5, 2015
In some cases the muscles will simply override the system. This patient has used a sleep splint for years just because he feels better in the morning. He favors squeezing on the left side and states that he sleeps on the left side. He does not grind into the splint.... 
Feb 5, 2015
This lady is similar to the previous case in that her chief complaint is that she always squeezes her teeth. Her problem unlike the previous case, is that she cannot control the problem. Her face and temporal muscles are always tender to... 
Feb 5, 2015
The chief complaint with this patient is an always present temporal headache. He does not experience any other type of headache and says it is always present day and night. The pano looks normal except it should be noted that the patient can not breathe through his... 
Feb 5, 2015
The reason this case is called Physical Therapy was because we could not eliminate the chronic clenching pain until the physical therapist unlocked the neck and shoulder tension. The bite splints helped,but the asymmetry of the bones was to severe to shut down the... 