About Pain and Trigger PointsGlendale, AZ
Referred pain has been a well known phenomenon to both medicine and dentistry for many years. Many pathways of referred pain relate to headaches and generalized head and neck pain. These are of particular interest in neuromuscular dentistry since many areas of pain can actually be traced to other areas of neuromuscular origin. In order to achieve successful resolution of symptoms all sources of pain must be addressed.
Front teeth and eye pain referred from temples
Eye and tooth pain referred from jaw muscle
Headache pain can be referred from neck
Headache pain can be referred from neck
Referred ear pain from jaw muscle
Teeth and joint pain referred from deep muscle
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