by Dr. Brown | Aug 20, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, MRI, TMJ Dysfunction
Over the years I have made perhaps a few thousand ALF appliances for my patients and still get this question almost every day: What is an ALF and what does it really do? Let’s start off with what ‘ALF’stands for: Advanced Lightwire Functional. I suppose it really is...
by Dr. Brown | Aug 13, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Migraines, MRI, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction, Xray
Due to popular demand, and believe me, people are asking a lot these days, I would like to explain what turbos are all about. When we do braces at our office, we put little plastic lifters – from here on we will call them turbos- on top of a few teeth to determine the...
by Dr. Brown | Jul 23, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
So in today’s blog, dear readers, I will present to you a fairly simple rule of physics: No two objects can occupy the same place at the same time. It’s pretty simple, admittedly. But now let’s get into the example that I have in mind for you. As you all know, I do...
by Dr. Brown | Jun 18, 2021 | Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, MRI, TMJ Dysfunction, Xray
Did you know that there is a very large nerve that innervates much of the skull? It is called the trigeminal nerve and it looks kind of like this: As you can readily see, this is one HUGE nerve and it covers a lot of surface area in your skull. It also just so happens...
by Dr. Brown | May 21, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, MRI, TMJ Dysfunction, Xray
Almost every day I point out to a patient that they have a calcified stylohyoid ligament going from behind their ear to the hyoid bone in their neck. Check out this xray: In my practice I see such a bony formation every day of the week. Maybe this is because my...
by Dr. Brown | Apr 30, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
In my little world of TMJ disorders I have been acutely aware of the negative effects of wearing upper (maxillary) nightguards for many years now. Years ago, my osteopath doctors explained that the upper hard acrylic devices will actually slow the pumping effect of...
