by Pride Dental | Mar 11, 2021 | TMJ / Pain
Although you often hear TMJ pain linked with stress, that’s just one possible cause. Malocclusion – literally, a bad bite, when your teeth don’t come together properly – is another. In other cases, it may be the result of habitual clenching and grinding... 
by Pride Dental | Jun 18, 2015 | TMJ / Pain
Headaches are never any fun – especially when they’re chronic (ongoing, recurring). That’s the case for about a quarter of the 12 million Americans who seek medical help for their headaches each year. And according to a new study in the Journal of General... by Pride Dental | Mar 5, 2015 | TMJ / Pain
Nearly everyone sometimes experiences a throbbing headache that interferes with concentration at work or school, or saps the joy from the day. For many people, the pain that emanates from the head can be traced back to their teeth, their bite relationship and the... 
by Pride Dental | Jan 16, 2014 | TMJ / Pain
Last month, we talked a bit about one of the common dental effects of stress: bruxing – a fancy word for habitually clenching or grinding your teeth. The unnatural pressure it puts on your teeth can lead to things like tooth fracture, gum recession, tooth sensitivity...