Hello! I’m Dr. Gina McCray, DDS, of St. Mary’s Dental in Mechanicsville. I have been practicing quality general and cosmetic dentistry since 1992. Today’s post focuses on malocclusion, or bad bite. Malocclusion is the dental term for a problem in the way your top and bottom teeth come together. The ideal bite is when the …
Do you have unexplained pain or clicking sounds in your jaw? They can be signs of serious oral issues. Some ailments with the jaw and the muscles that control it are known as temporomandibular disorders (TMD). But it’s also also called TMJ, because that’s the acronym for the name of the joint. Technically, that’s not …
At St. Mary’s Dental in Mechanicsville, we take jaw pain seriously. Persistent jaw pain could be an indication of a treatable condition known as temporomandibular joint disorder. The temporomandibular joints are among the most complex in the human body. Usually shortened to “TMJ,” they’re the muscles, tendons, and bones that connect the jaw to the …
