Help for TMJ/TMD,
Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Head and Neck Pain
TMJ/TMD
Dysfunction (Head and Neck
Pain) Sleep
Apnea Treatment & Appliances Snore
Appliances
These dentally
related areas require a multi-factorial approach to
care. There has to be open communication between your dental
and/or medical doctors and our office. These problems
(syndromes) tend to occur over time and may require different
paradymes (treatments and how to treat) to help
obtain resolution. Dr. Ayers has chosen
to devote his time and energy to work with these
difficult and often hard to solve problems.
The body is
connected from head to toe. Trauma, or problems in general
in/on one part of the body may directly affect/effect another part
of the body. The puzzle dysfunction often has to be
unraveled and resolved in layers, much as you un-peel an onion,
because the human body may not allow this knowledge to be
readily available.
Head and
Neck Pain, and TMJ/TMD Dysfunction have been a particular interest of
Dr. Ayers for many years. He has taken
special courses, and sought out new and progressive
methods to be able to try to unravel dentally related
conditions. There are a variety of treatments available
in the medical and dental community to attempt
to alleviate pain problems. His quest is to
find those treatments that helps patients in these hard to
treat areas.
Sleep
apnea is a very
dangerous health problem. If your breathing is
cut off for a time -- long enough to build up carbon dioxide so
the body wakes itself up -- this indicates you have a very
serious medical problem. A physician must be the primary
evaluator to diagnose where you are and what type of treatment
you should receive. If you (or your sleeping partner)
suspect you are having this problem, please contact your physician
and ask what to do. In most instances, your
physician will refer you to a 'sleep lab' for
diagnosis. Because of the seriousness of this syndrome, Dr.
Ayers only treats sleep apnea patients on a referral from
physicians.
Many patients are
put on a nightly breathing appliance. If this does not work,
or your physician and sleep lab feel you will do well with a
specially fitted dental sleep apnea appliance, we are
happy to provide treatment. We work with your
physician, sleep lab, and other medically coordinated treatments to
supply you with Sleep Orthotics (appliances). We also
work with RFV (Resultant Force Vector) therapy in both the
Sleep Apnea area, and TMJ/TMD Dysfunction, snoring and head and neck
pain.
Snoring is often more noise than we,
friends, family want to put up with. As long as there are
no apnea attacks related to the snoring, the main treatment is to
see if a specialized appliance can cut down the noise to
an acceptable level. Patients may also seek help to
evaluate if the muscle balance in the oral area can
be changed to help decrease the noise. Dr. Ayers often
recommends RFV (Resultant Force Vector) therapy in this area
along with appliances.
Call Dr. A. J.
Ayers in California at: (530) 227-2282 in Arizona (520) 404-0410 in Nevada
(775)
or email at:
doctorayers2@charter.net
doctorayers5@charter.net
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