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 25, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
In an interesting twist of terms, a study done out West called the TuCASA study – the Tucson Children’s Assessment of Sleep Apnea- it was discovered that there is a negative relation between AHI and immediate recall. What this means in English is that a high apnea...
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 | Jun 4, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Movement Disorder, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
Recently, I wrote a little blog about how perhaps, just maybe, we should take the time to analyze WHY a patient requires a biteguard/nightguard device. Last week I went to the office of a friend of mine and I mentioned how I am seeing so many new patients these days...
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...
