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Technology Matters When Resolving TMJ and Sleep Issues

OLD TMJ & SLEEP TECHNOLOGY VS THE LATEST METHODS Are you ready for more comfortable and efficient visits to your neuromuscular dentist? At TMJ and Sleep Disorders of MI, we earnestly seek out the latest and best technology for serving our patients. Our latest addition, the Itero scanner, is a true game changer.  With the Itero scanner,  our patients will no longer have to go through the lengthy and sometimes uncomfortable process of getting conventional impressions done to their teeth, gums and jaw. With the Itero scanner, our patients now bypass all the gagging, discomfort and goop used with the...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

TMJ

Exceptional Dentistry With A Personal Touch

As Featured In Good Housekeeping & Woman’s Day Grand Rapids Healthcare Profiles For more than 100 years and four generations, the Mulder family has given excellent dental care to the West Michigan area, providing cosmetic, reconstructive, TMJ, and sleep apnea solutions for their patients. The Mulders provide services at three Grand Rapids area locations: Westside Dental GR, A Life of Smiles, and TMJ & Sleep Disorders of Michigan… » Read the Full Article here
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

TMJ

Living with Eye Pain? It could be caused by TMJ Disorder

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI Experiencing everyday pain can have a major impact on your life. It can affect your ability to sleep, work, eat, or just do the things that you enjoy from day to day. Pain is one of the most frequently reported symptoms of patients with temporomandibular joint disorder. Also known as TMJ disorder or TMD, this ailment often causes severe pain that is debilitating enough to hinder your daily life. This pain could manifest in the mouth, the neck, as headaches, or through ear symptoms like tinnitus and...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

How Sleep Apnea can take a Toll on your Mental and Emotional State

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI We've all been there, and experienced a sleepless night or two, and know just how running on little sleep leads to irritability and causes us to be emotionally volatile. In these instances you may find that you struggle to keep your cool when dealing with your kids, or you are more likely to snap at your spouse or co-workers over something that is insignificant. It is inevitable that you probably feel bad about this behavior, but are too tired to make amends or do anything to change...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

How Mouth Breathing can cause Sleep Apnea in your Child

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI Have you ever paid attention to the way your child breathes, especially while they are asleep? If your child is sleeping with their mouth hanging open, this can have a range of different negative consequences—including the development of a sleep breathing disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea. Yes, even young children can develop sleep apnea In fact, sleep apnea is more common among children than you might think. Often, the symptoms in children mimic those of a hyperactivity disorder such as ADD or ADHD. Mouth breathing also...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

What does Sleep Apnea have to do with TMJ

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI TMJ disorder, it presents as jaw pain that can be consistent or at its worst upon waking up in the morning. It can cause headaches, tooth pain, and sometimes even snoring. Most over the counter medications only mask the pain from your TMJ disorder. If this sounds familiar, it’s time to contact the TMJ specialists in Grand Rapids at TMJ & Sleep Disorders of Michigan. Let’s take a look at the connection between sleep apnea and TMJ disorder, and how the Grand Rapids dentists at TMJ &...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

Relationship between Sleep Apnea & Tumor Growth

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI If you know anything about obstructive sleep apnea, you probably realize that the consequences of this sleep breathing disorder include chronic daytime fatigue, unexplained changes in mood, and poor performance at work or school. There is another ramification of this serious sleep breathing disorder: tumor growth. Your Grand Rapids sleep apnea specialists at TMJ & Sleep Disorders of Michigan are here to explore this relationship in greater detail. Hypoxia is a common consequence of sleep apnea When you suffer from sleep apnea, you experience a collapse of...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

TMJ

The Difference between TMJ Disorder and Fibromyalgia

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI If you suffer from temporomandibular joint disorder, your symptoms may be completely different from another person who has this ailment. Also referred to as TMJ disorder or TMD, this condition often causes severe pain—debilitating enough to impede your ability to function on a daily basis. This pain may emanate from the jaw joints, the face, or even the neck, back, and shoulders in an advanced case of the disorder. However, even severe pain emanating from the jaw and face is not an accurate indicator in and of...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

The Missing Link in Diagnosing Sleep Apnea

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI If you deal with daytime fatigue, have difficulty remembering things, and snore, you might have obstructive sleep apnea. These are several of the most common symptoms of this sleep-breathing disorders. But, there could be a missing link in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea – a link that primary care physicians may overlook – bruxism. Bruxism is classified as clenching or grinding your teeth while sleeping. Many people who have bruxism are completely unaware that they exhibit this disorder unless your sleep partner tells you that they...
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Dr. Jerry Mulder

Dr. Jerry Mulder

Sleep Apnea

Still tired this Morning? Here’s what could be to Blame

Serving Patients in the areas of Grand Rapids, Holland, and Big Rapids MI Sleep is something we all crave more of, yet millions of Americans are somehow unable to get a full nights’ rest. Those restless nights have dire consequences on your health, and your sleep apnea doctors in Grand Rapids at TMJ & Sleep Disorders of Michigan want you to know why. According to scientific studies, there are three stages of sleep. Each stage has varying degrees of relaxation, which can last anywhere from 90-110 minutes. It is the third stage known as REM sleep that is most important...
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