Member Spotlight: The TMJ Association

  • Posted in TMJD
  •  By Loran Simon

Temporomandibular joint disorders can cause pain and tenderness in the face and jaw area, limited ability in opening of the mouth, clicking or grating sounds in the jaw joint, swelling and many other problems. This is why TMJ disorders need to be diagnosed and treated immediately. The TMJ Association, Ltd. (TMJA), a Research!America member, was founded in 1989 in Milwaukee, WI to improve the quality of health care and lives of everyone affected by Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), commonly called TMJ. TMD are a complex and poorly understood set of conditions characterized by pain in the jaw joint and surrounding tissues with limitation in jaw movements.

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http://researchamerica.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/member-spotlight-the-tmj-association/

Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:

  • Sleep Centres
  • ENT Surgeons, Sleep Physicians, Respiratory, Physicians
  • Orthodontists, Dentists
  • General Medical Practitioners
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