Dr. Ronald C. Perkins has been a TMJ Specialist Dallas Leader for Over 25 Years

Are you experiencing pain when opening your mouth or chewing food? Do you wake up in the morning with sore jaw muscles? Have you heard clicking or popping noises associated with jaw movement? If so, you should see TMJ specialist Dallas professional Dr. Ronald C. Perkins. He is the orthodontist Dallas authority on TMJ occlusion and sleep apnea disorders. He is passionate about helping patients with their jaw joint and sleep disorders so they can get back to a healthy life.

TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, which is an anatomical orthopedic joint between your upper and lower jaws. If you have a lack of normal function in this joint, you will suffer TMJ dysfunction. This can lead to many side effects including headaches, jaw pain and ear ringing. As a TMJ specialist Dallas authority, Dr. Perkins has extensive experience for recognizing when his patients do not have proper occlusion. After a thorough individual examination of each jaw joint, he can determine if you might have TMJ dysfunction which may also be a possible sign of sleep apnea disorder.

The TM joint itself is directly located in front of the ear, and many people refer to it as the jaw joint. Dr. Perkins is the Dallas orthodontist most familiar with the symptoms of TMJ dysfunction and is the TMJ specialist Dallas expert on symptoms of TMJ dysfunction, such as:

• Night grinding and clenching of the jaw
• Headaches or temple pain
• Pain when opening your jaw or chewing
• Locking of your jaw or limited jaw opening
• Clicking, popping, and grating noises in the jaw joint

If you have any of these symptoms for more than a month, you should seek treatment from a TMJ specialist Dallas orthodontist such as Dr. Perkins. He has the ability to not only diagnose your disorder, but provide proper treatment to correct it, and he has many satisfied patients to prove it. His orthodontics Dallas facility has helped many adults and children with their TMJ and sleep disorders.

Dr. Perkins knows how to treat TMJ and sleep apnea disorders and is often called upon by other doctors to share his knowledge in lectures and training sessions. He is known as the doctor that teaches other doctors to recognize these symptoms and how to best treat them. If you are searching for a TMJ specialist Dallas facility, call us at 214-553-5553 or email us at rcppc@sbcglobal.net today for a comprehensive examination.