The Myth of Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has recently come up as one of the healthiest ways to detox many health problems including coughs, so it has become uncontested as one of the healthiest solutions for your body, and people even use it for teeth health. However, the truth is that apple cider vinegar…
Banishing Bruxism with Botox®
Bruxism is a common disorder in many patients. With the growing demands of our economy and life pressure, many unconsciously resort to grinding their teeth as a way of de-stressing. Sadly enough, this type of grinding, while asleep or awake, often times leads to painful and severe dental and neuromuscular…
T-Scan for TMJ Treatment
Besides the knowledge and expertise that Dr. Solomon possesses inherently after nearly thirty years of neuromuscular practice, a large part of treating TMJ Disorder is having the proper advanced tools and technology to do so consistently and accurately. One recent innovation in TMJ dentistry that Dr. Solomon is proud to…
Bad Habits That Cause Jaw Pain
These bad habits can often lead to TMJ if they are prolonged for a long period of time. 1) Grinding teeth or bruxism Clenching your teeth and grinding them can lead to both jaw strain as well as broken chipped teeth because your jaw is being forced out of…
Why Your Teeth May Clench
\When the jaw becomes misaligned, the teeth do not lay properly along one another, which can cause clenching and grinding. This can cause both the wearing away of the teeth, but also severe pain in the jaw and face. While TMJ can often cause clenching and grinding, clenching and grinding…
Diagnosing and Treating TMJ Disorder: Dr. Sid Solomon
Although there are many symptoms that indicate TMJ Disorder, Dr. Sid Solomon, DDS uses the most advanced and precise technological tools and computerized programming to properly diagnose and accurately treat TMD. With nearly thirty years of practice and countless years of specialty education, Dr. Solomon is esteemed by colleagues and…
Orthotic Splints: The Non-Invasive approach to TMJ Disorder Treatment
Although there are many treatments for TMJ Disorder, ranging from self-care to surgical procedures, Dr. Sid Solomon, DDS believes that for many cases, an orthosis device is the best route of action. After practicing for nearly thirty years as a neuromuscular dentist, Dr. Sid Solomon is genuinely a TMJ expert,…
Accidental Opiate Abuse: Are You Causing Yourself More Pain?
The core of Dr. Sid Solomon’s TMJ practice is to find the etiology of pain, rather than masking it with pain killers such as opiates. The truth is, over the past few years, opiate abuse is becoming more and more common. Opiate pain killers are derived from opium poppy and…
Most Common TMJ Symptoms- What you need to know
In all my years serving the community as LA’s premiere TMJ specialist, I have never ever found one case to be exactly like another. TMJ, like people, is different every single time. There are different nuances to each case, and I treat every patient as the individual they are. Nevertheless,…
Find Your Own TMJ Truth
Yesterday, we saw a beautiful young patient who had recently married. She was experiencing 19 of the 20 classic TMJ symptoms: headaches, migraines, ringing in the ears, neck pain, back pain, clicking and popping of the jaw joint, jaw locking and so many many more. She was absolutely and thoroughly…