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TMJ and Advanced Diagnostic Technology

TMJ or TMD is a painful condition. One of the things that can get in the way of effective treatment is the difficulty in diagnosing it. At Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood we use advanced diagnostic technology that leads to effective treatment. TMJ/TMD is short for temporomandibular joint disorder, a condition of…

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Three Times As Likely: Women and TMJ

Temporomandibular disorder is a condition affecting the jaw, which makes it painful just to open and close your mouth. It’s even painful to say it, and perhaps mercifully, it is usually reerred to as TMJ or TMD. It’s one of our specialties at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. The exact cause…

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Common, Painful, Treatable: TMJ Disorder

What we refer to as “TMJ” or “TMD” is a group of disorders involving the jaw and the muscles that control it. It’s a common and painful condition, but treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. As many as a third of adults report having at least one of the symptoms…

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Apnea: Sleeping Without Breath

The word “apnea” is derived from Greek, and it literally means “without breath.” Sleep apnea, then, is a condition in which someone’s breathing stops involuntarily as they sleep. It is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. Sleep apnea is more common than you may realize, affecting more than eighteen million…

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Painful Symptoms: TMJ and Women

You can’t pronounce it, but you think you may have a condition you learned about after searching the Internet: temporomandibular joint disorder, which, thank goodness, is usually shortened to TMJ or TMD. The symptoms in the search results match your own symptoms. TMJ disorder is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood…

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Do You Have a TMJ Disorder?

Millions of Americans are affected by temporomandibular disorders, sometimes called TMD or TMJ disorders. It’s a painful and surprisingly mysterious condition with a range of symptoms. Its cause can be hard to identify, but it is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. The most common TMD symptoms include jaw pain,…

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TMD: Diagnosis and Treatment

Just pronouncing it can be a challenge: temporomandibular joint, for which we can use the convenient shorthand TMJ. A disorder of the TMJ is, by extension, referred to as TMD. It’s a painful and complicated condition, but is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. There are many possible causes of…