{"id":2040,"date":"2018-01-18T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wemakeyousmile.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2020-07-14T23:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T23:03:20","slug":"ease-your-jaw-pains-headaches-at-our-naples-fl-dental-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wemakeyousmile.com\/blog\/ease-your-jaw-pains-headaches-at-our-naples-fl-dental-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Ease Your Jaw Pains, Headaches at Our North Naples FL Dental Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a long-time general dentist, I have treated patients of all dental complications. I take pride in ensuring that my Fort Myers FL dental team and North Naples FL dental team <\/a>are updated with the latest technology and treatments.
\nAt George A. Hoop, DDS, PA, <\/b>we study every possible way to give you a better smile and help you feel better. One area where we\u2019re making huge gains is helping patient relieve jaw pains and headaches. These two problems can hugely affect your everyday life, and they are often related to the temporomandibular joint.<\/p>\n

What is the TMJ?<\/b><\/h3>\n

The TMJ<\/a> is a joint that connects the jaw bone to the skull. Like any joint, there are muscles and tendons around it. These muscles and tendons are responsible for allowing you to open and close your mouth. We open and close our mouths thousands of times a day, whether we\u2019re eating or speaking. When the joint and muscles are not working together, you can have a problem known as temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).
\nAbout 15 percent of adults have TMD, and it occurs more often with women between the ages of 20 to 40. A few common signs of TMD are:<\/p>\n