{"id":1036,"date":"2022-03-21T21:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilefactory.co.nz\/?page_id=1036"},"modified":"2022-03-21T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:02:14","slug":"jaw-joint-disorders-and-bite-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smilefactory.co.nz\/index.php\/jaw-joint-disorders-and-bite-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaw Joint Disorders and Bite Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1036\" class=\"elementor elementor-1036\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f54b0e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f54b0e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f240c8a\" data-id=\"f240c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b375476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b375476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The temporomandibular area of your body includes the muscles and joints around your jaw and is often referred to as the TMJ.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many people suffer from TMJ problems leading to noticeable symptoms when yawning, chewing, or sleeping. A <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">prosthodontist can help you identify the best treatment to help you with your problems. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Many patients grind or clench their teeth, and may also habitually bite their fingernails, chew on objects such as pens and pencils, or chew the insides of their cheeks.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Bruxism is the technical term for grinding and clenching of the teeth\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">that may cause facial pain and patients who do so are called bruxers.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Often this \u2018bruxing\u2019 behaviour causes patients to unintentionally\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">bite down too hard at inappropriate times, such as during sleep.\u00a0 Most patients aren\u2019t aware of these habits until<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0too late, when damage to the teeth has occurred and it is drawn to their attention. About one in three\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">people suffer from bruxism, which can be treated by a<\/span><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">P<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">rosthodontist<\/span><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temporomandibular area of your body includes the muscles and joints around your jaw and is often referred to as the TMJ.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many people suffer from TMJ problems leading to noticeable symptoms when yawning, chewing, or sleeping. 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