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Category Archive: Botox

  1. Toledo Dental Practice offers Five Top Tips to Reduce Stress

    November 1st is National Stress Day. We queried our dental professionals regarding stress reducing practices. These are the top five tips!

    1. Don’t keep it to yourself. Connect with others. Share your perspective.

    1. Just day no. Know your boundaries and hold your own.

     

    1. Keep it neat and tidy. Go to the car wash. Hire a cleaning service. Tackle the junk drawer.

    1. Take a walk or go to the gym. Physical activity is a great stress reliever.

     

    1. Breathe! Deep, squared breathing is a game changer.

     

    Try these tips. They are easy and don’t take a lot of effort. If you do suffer from TMJ which may be related to stress. Call Frankel Dentistry.

     

    A healthy mouth promotes a healthy body. Bite appliances offer relief. There are additional options such as BOTOX. Many patients have found their smile and left stress behind.

    As you know, Dr. Frankel is changing lives a smile at a time and wants to see you smile!

  2. TMJ Troubles? Let’s Talk Botox.

    Wearing down your smile by grinding your teeth throughout the night? Unbearable migraines as a result from uncontrollable clenching?
    Our Maumee office, Frankel and Puhl Dentistry could have a solution for you! Dr. Amber Puhl, DDS is now administering Botox to help treat TMJ and bruxism.

    Not sure what TMJ is? Let us break it down for you.

    The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) acts like a sliding hinge, connecting your jawbone to your skull. You have one joint on each side of your jaw. TMJ disorders, a type of temporomandibular disorder or TMD, can cause pain in your jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement. Over 80% of patients suffer from some sort of TMJ disorder.
    Woman suffering from jaw pain and aches from TMJ.

    What causes TMJ?

    TMJ can be the result of a number of factors. Arthritis, jaw injury, teeth clenching and/or grinding all contribute to TMJ development. During early signs of teeth grinding and clenching we recommend visiting your dentist regarding night guards to protect your enamel and your jaw.

    Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders may include:

    • Pain or tenderness of your jaw
    • Pain in one or both of the temporomandibular joints
    • Aching pain in and around your ear
    • Difficulty chewing or pain while chewing
    • Aching facial pain
    • Locking of the joint, making it difficult to open or close your mouth
    Dr. Puhl and Dr. Frankel smiling

    Dr. Amber Puhl, DDS and Dr. Jon Frankel, DDS

    Botox Can Help!

    You have undoubtedly heard of Botox injections used to enhance lips, cheeks, or to smooth out wrinkles across the forehead or around the eyes. But you may not be familiar with Botox treatment for TMJ. When the Botox is injected into the temporalis and masseter muscles, it limits muscle function and relieves facial pain, headaches, and swelling associated with TMJ.

    Always Better! Frankel and Puhl Dentistry is adding Botox as a treatment option for patients who suffer from TMJ disorders. Continuing to learn and grow to best serve our patients is very important to us. After training and continued education with the American Academy of Facial Esthetics,  our very own Dr. Amber Puhl, DDS will be offering botox treatment!

    Struggling with tension headaches and jaw pain from TMJ? Botox could be your answer. Visit us online or call today to schedule an appointment.