| Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: The jaws can be thought of as a three legged stool. Consider the two jaw joints (TMJs) [located just forward of the ears] to be two of the legs, and the teeth to be the other one. Anything which overloads one "leg", will tend to overload the others. Thus, the first sign of impending damage to the joints may show up in the teeth first. | | What do you like about this subject? My training in this area has given me the gift to impact the lives of others. As a lifelong student, I continue to be stimulated by the scope of new knowledge that is forthcoming. Success is achieved when two or more people work together for a common goal. | | What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? It is not possible to predictably restore stable health and long term comfort without a thorough examination and a complete diagnosis of the problem(s). If the causes of disease are not addressed, any treatment provided can be expected to be nothing more than a short term fix. New knowledge, techniques, technologies are being developed. | | Something controversial or provocative about this subject Managed care, HMOs, PPOs, and various other insurance products have pressured participants to focus on speed and cost reduction, rather than caring and effectiveness. The effective management of most forms of TMJ dysfunction takes time, skill, care, judgement, and cooperation. Too often, benefits to care for TMJ dysfunction and related problems are restricted. |
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(Cobus on 05/29/08) | I felt he knew what he was talking about, although I don't quite get all the medical type terms but I get the jist of whats going on and now I know. S
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