When Your Bite Doesn’t Match Your Joint Ever wondered why your jaw clicks, feels tight in the morning, or gets tired when chewing? One overlooked reason is the mismatch between centric relation (CR) and centric occlusion (CO). CR refers to…
As we progress through the TMJ Series—having examined dislocation cases, muscle dysfunction, occlusal instability, bruxism, and splint therapy—we now reach a critical junction in understanding the masticatory system: how do we evaluate structural occlusion after symptomatic stabilization? In Part 6,…
When splint therapy stabilizes the storm, what comes next? This post marks a transitional point in the TMJ series by TMJ splint follow-up, shifting from symptom management to long-term rehabilitation. We’ll explore what clinicians should evaluate post-splint, how to detect…
