by Dr. Brown | Oct 8, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, MRI, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction, Xray
So many of my new patients tell me they ‘clench like crazy’ or grind their teeth like there is no tomorrow. There are several reasons why a person might clench or grind their teeth. Let’s get into a few of them. Some of the more recent research indicates that more...
by Dr. Brown | Sep 10, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, MRI, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction, Xray
To be honest, no one knows everything there is to know about dystonia- what causes it, how to diagnose it, how to treat it. There is so much speculation that we could go on for hours discussing all the various issues. However, there is one thing that I can say I have...
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 | 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...
