Procedures - TMJ and Bite Evaluation
Occlusal Equilibration
Occlusion Equilibration (bite adjustment) is the mechanical adjustment of the teeth to improve alignment of one’s jaw joint (temporomandibular joint, or TMJ), during the closed resting position of the mouth, by improving the fit of the teeth against each other. People with misaligned jaw and teeth may experience symptoms such as clenching, grinding, premature tooth wear, stress on the muscles and tendons, some of which may occur during sleep. And those symptoms can results in headaches and muscular aches and pains in the face, neck, shoulders and back, dizziness, earaches, ringing in the ears and many other problems.
Night guards occlusal splints and deprogrammers are diagnostic tools and sometimes temporary solutions to this problem. The long-term solution requires more definitive treament such as equilibration. The process of equilibration involves minor enamelplasty throughout the whole dentition (your whole mouth) in an orderly sequence.