Sleep and Health Journal

A NEW STUDY (see PubMed abstract below) IN THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN IN JUNE 2010 ISSUE DISCUSSES LINKS BETWEEN MIGRAINE AND TMJ TENDERNESS.

It is widely accepted that almost all headaches wether classified as vascular, neurogenic , hormonal or muscular in orgins are caused primarily by the Trigeminal Nervous system.

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A new article from Headache Jan 20, 2010 from the Carolina Headache Institute (see Pub Med abstract below) on the presence of neck pain in migraine showed that neck pain was more common than naseau. This is consistent with migraines being a trigeminal nerve disorder and/or a TMJ disorder.

A recent article "Development of temporomandibular disorders is associated with greater bodily pain experience" published in the the Clinical Journal of Pain shows that the development of TMD also leads to widespread pain throughout the body (abstract below). The study was done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the Center for Neurosensory Disorders.

The Trigeminal nerve is acknowledged to play a role in most migraines and Tension-type Headaches.

An article just published considers Tension-Type Headache (TTH) to be the most common headache. The authors also feel that TTH is a precursor for Chronic daily headache. Tension-Type headaches, according to the article, have peripheral mechanisms. The conversion to Chronic Daily Headaches or Chronic Type Tension Headache (CTTH) is considered debilitating.

TMJ Disorders Are More Frequent In Migraine, Episodic Tension-Type Headaches and Chronic Daily Headache Patients View Edit
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Sun, 12/13/2009 - 20:11 — ilshapira

A study in the Journal of Orofacial Pain examined patients diagnosed with sleep apnea and found that 52% of the patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea had symptoms of TMD. The primary problem was myofascial pain that was sometimes related to jaw opening.

Treatment of migraines, tension-type headaches and chronic daily headaches is frequently succesful considered to be primarily in the hands of neurologists but there is increasing evidence that neuromuscular dentistry may be a more ideal treatment for migraines, even unilateral migraines.