by Pamela Bloom | Sep 1, 2020 | Bite Guard, Bite Splint, cosmetic dentist, Headaches, pankey dentist, pankey institute, sleep, tmj dentist, TMJ pain, Uncategorized
Bite Splint vs. Night Guard—what’s the difference? At it’s simplest, compare a Dr Scholl’s insert to a custom foot orthotic. In our practice, we only make custom Bite Splints—Dr. Bloom learned from the master. Each is made meticulously so that it is...
by Pamela Bloom | Aug 18, 2020 | Bite Guard, Bite Splint, Headaches, improve my smile, tmj dentist, TMJ pain
You know the feeling. It hurts to chew, maybe your jaw locks up, maybe you have headaches. We see this in our practice on an almost daily basis. Your bite is out of balance. Like walking around with a pebble in your shoe, you keep adjusting your foot to avoid the...
by Pamela Bloom | Aug 7, 2020 | pankey dentist, pankey institute, tmj dentist
David hasn’t always been passionate about dentistry—in 1988 he almost left the profession. The summer we met he was more comfortable talking about his travels and photography than his practice. In fact, for the first two months of our friendship when we talked...
by Pamela Bloom | Jun 19, 2020 | Bite Guard, Bite Splint, Headaches, pankey dentist, tmj dentist, TMJ pain
Meet Deb, for two years her daughter, Karina (25) was in constant pain—plagued by blinding headaches, she didn’t sleep, eat comfortably or smile much. Life was pretty much just a struggle. Her oral surgeon (out of ideas) recommends that they see Dr Bloom. For...