Fuqua Advanced Dental Blog

At Fuqua Advanced Dental we strive to look after the smiles and oral health of everyone in your family. This even includes the littlest members of your clan, because itis important to take care of those baby teeth as they serve as placeholders for the larger, adult teeth that will come replace them down the road. Even more importantly, developing healthy dental hygiene habitsfrom an early age can facilitate a lifetime of strong teeth and healthy, pink gums.

TMJ issues come with many symptoms. People suffering from TMJ-dysfunction/disorder may experience frequent headaches, pains in the neck, back or shoulders, ear pain, dizziness, ringing in the ears or jaw clicking. If you ever experience those problems and are unsure what is causing them, a visit to your dentist might be in order, as it could be TMJ related.

At Fuqua Advanced Dental, we know that TMJ-dysfunction is commonplace but complicated. The TMJ Association claims that around 35 million people are affected by TMJ-disorders in the United States. Most of those affected are women, at a ratio of nine to one. In fact, at Fuqua Advanced Dental, we check for signs of both TMJ-dysfunction and a similar disorder named bruxism (excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching) at every regular dental visit.