Muscle Tenderness – Test
Use the Trigger Point images to palpate muscles on the cheek (Masseters) and on the temple (Temporalis) to see if there are trigger points.You have to push hard and …
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Flexibility Test
How does your bite affect your flexibility? Find out Your balance, flexibility and potential strength all change with something as simple as biting on a plastic pen. This test demonstrates …
Shortened / Chipped Teeth Test
Teeth wear not from eating or chewing but from grinding and clenching. Grinding is the body’s way of trying to eliminate interference in the bite. If your teeth mesh together …
Overbite Test
In a healthy mouth, an overbite of 10% of the upper teeth over the lower teeth is natural. Anything more than that increases the likely hood that your bite is unhealthy. …
Jaw Position Test
Short upper jaw Look at your face. That cute up-turned nose may be a consequence of an under developed upper jaw. Most adults do not show their nostrils when you …
Mobility Test
Moving the head Watching in the mirror, try to touch your right ear to your right shoulder. Repeat in the other direction. Now try to turn your head so …
Posture 2 Test – Side
Forward head posture was commonly called “Dowagers Hump” in old England. That is because there is a build up of muscle and connective tissue at the base of the …
Posture 1 Test – Front
Stand in front of a mirror (or have someone ready to take a photo of you standing in front of a wall Stand with your feet ‘shoulder width’ apart …
TMJ Jaw Pain
Do you have pain in your jaw that is sometimes excruciating, even debilitating? Do you sometimes have difficulty opening and closing your mouth to the point that it frightens …
TMJ Ringing in Ears
Neuromuscular dentistry could be your tinnitus treatment Do you suffer from a ringing in the ears that is often referred to as tinnitus? Do you experience pain in your …