Last Updated: November 16, 2025 | Next Review: May 16, 2026 Medically Reviewed by: Dr. Charles Sutera, DMD, FAGD If you regularly wake up with a sore jaw, tight temples, or a tension headache, your sleep position for TMJ could be the culprit. In my Boston [...]
Last Updated: October 30, 2025 | Next Review: April 30, 2026 Medically Reviewed by: Dr. Charles Sutera, DMD, FAGD Preparing for TMJ treatment can feel overwhelming, but knowing what to expect from the start makes all the difference. If you're in Boston and considering this [...]
When Your Jaw Feels Tired, It’s Telling You Something If your jaw starts to ache halfway through dinner—or you find yourself cutting food into tiny pieces to avoid discomfort—you’re not imagining it.Across Greater Boston, many adults experience jaw fatigue when [...]
Written and Medically Reviews by Charles Sutera, DMD, FAGD — Updated: September 27, 2025 Most patients with TMJ disorder never need surgery. In fact, over 99% find relief with conservative treatments. But if you’re worried about surgery, here’s what you [...]
When you’re having jaw discomfort, it’s debilitating. You’ll try anything. On any other day, getting out of bed to hit the gym is a bear. But when you’re suffering from TMJ disorder, you’ll run through TMJ exercises all day long, [...]
Should you be doing mewing? If you’ve been on Youtube, you’ve probably heard of mewing. It's the hottest craze in the beauty industry with claims of defining the jawline. But if we listened to traditional beauty marketing we’d all be [...]
Updated: September 30, 2025 • Medically reviewed by Charles Sutera, DMD, FAGD Do you know the phrase, I’m so frustrated I want to pull my hair out? Well sometimes that phrase applies to dentistry. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? [...]
The jaw is obviously meant to open and close. By definition, that’s what a jaw does, right? So it isn't surprising that jaw locking, also called lockjaw, is a huge source of anxiety if it happens to you. Studies estimate [...]
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ disorder) is elusive. When your jaw hurts it naturally leads you to think it’s a jaw problem. But here’s where it gets tricky: TMJ disorder can also be the source of ear pain, tinnitus, and headache. [...]
If you’re suffering from TMJ pain and searching for TMJ treatment, you know the feeling. It’s confusing right? Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are complex because they impact many areas of the head and neck. How do you know which doctor [...]
