The importance of jaw joints
Jaw joints play a crucial role when chewing. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is located at the front of the middle ear with a pressure-bearing disc separating the jawbone (mandible) from the skull (temporal bone). The disc within the jaw joint has evolved to absorb the heavy load of chewing and doesn’t contain nerves or blood vessels. If your jaw […]
The mouth and the nervous system
The mouth and face is the location for 30-40 per cent of the body’s sensory and motor nerves. It’s the most sensitive part of the body. The nervous system is a key mediator of health and wellbeing. The nervous system has a voluntary or peripheral nervous system and involuntary or autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is […]