Can Clear Aligners help with TMJ?

Q: Can Clear Aligners help with TMJ?

Temporomandibular joint disorder, commonly known as “TMJ,” affects many dental patients whose teeth are not properly aligned. If you regularly experience tenderness, pain, or sensitivity in your jaw and around your lower face, you may suffer from a TMJ disorder. Often, Clear Aligners can improve TMJ symptoms and reduce the pain associated with the condition. Although dentists don’t consider Clear Aligners a direct treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder, invisible aligner trays can help in several different ways: Protecting your teeth from nighttime grinding and clenching: Because Clear Aligners only works when you wear your aligners for at least 22 hours each day, you should be sleeping in your trays every night. Wearing your clear braces can protect your teeth against nighttime clenching and grinding, a common problem in TMJ patients. Moving your teeth into alignment: Misaligned bites are often what lead to TMJ problems in the first place, so by treating with Clear Aligners and straightening your teeth, you automatically improve your chances of having a healthier smile. As your upper and lower tooth arches shift to where they should be, your TMJ pain should subside. Our family dentist in Columbus, Ohio, can meet with you to discuss your TMJ symptoms and determine if Clear Aligners is the right treatment option for you. Contact us today to schedule your consultation for Clear Aligners Clintonville.

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Temporomandibular joint disorder, commonly known as &ldquo;TMJ,&rdquo; affects many dental patients whose teeth are not properly aligned.

If you regularly experience tenderness, pain, or sensitivity in your jaw and around your lower face, you may suffer from a TMJ disorder. Often, Clear Aligners can improve TMJ symptoms and reduce the pain associated with the condition.

Although dentists don&rsquo;t consider Clear Aligners a direct treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder, invisible aligner trays can help in several different ways:


	Protecting your teeth from nighttime grinding and clenching: Because Clear Aligners only works when you wear your aligners for at least 22 hours each day, you should be sleeping in your trays every night. Wearing your clear braces can protect your teeth against nighttime clenching and grinding, a common problem in TMJ patients. 
	Moving your teeth into alignment: Misaligned bites are often what lead to TMJ problems in the first place, so by treating with Clear Aligners and straightening your teeth, you automatically improve your chances of having a healthier smile. As your upper and lower tooth arches shift to where they should be, your TMJ pain should subside. 


Our family dentist in Columbus, Ohio, can meet with you to discuss your TMJ symptoms and determine if Clear Aligners is the right treatment option for you. Contact us today to schedule your consultation for Clear Aligners Clintonville.