The temporomandibular joints, known as TMJ, are the joints and jaw muscles on the sides of your head. These are the muscles that allow the mouth to open and close, and are required to chew, swallow and talk. The TMJ allow the lower jaw to move forward, backward as well a side-to-side. Each joint has […]

We’d like to take a moment to welcome Grant King, DDS, MDS to the Periodontal Associates of Memphis team! We’re very excited to have him join us in continuing our tradition of providing our patients with high-quality periodontal care. Dr. King graduated with honors from Clemson University in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology.  […]

Thumb-sucking is a normal habit in children. It is a reflex that calms them and causes them to feel more secure, and it can even help them sleep. But, if it persists, thumb-sucking can cause various dental problems. As permanent teeth are replacing the milk teeth (baby teeth), thumb-sucking can hinder the general growth of […]

Ankyloglossia, better known as tongue-tie, is a condition that limits the tongue’s range of motion. It happens when the lingual frenulum (the band of tissue between the bottom of your tongue and the floor of your mouth) is too tight, short, or thick. The lingual frenulum is an important part of your mouth. It helps […]

Picture this: After lunch, you and a few friends decide to go for a walk through the park. The sun is shining and, as people picnic and dogs chase after tennis balls, a live band starts to play a familiar melody. Then, just as you’re about to tell your friends how nice of a day […]

Everybody knows about dental braces. A lot of us sported them or knew lots of people who did during our younger years. Around 4 million Americans are wearing braces presently, and they are the top used form of adolescent orthodontics. We’ve collected a short lineup of some early orthodontic accessories that a lot of people […]

From the moment that we’re born, we always have people commenting on how much we take after a parent or a family member. “You have your mama’s laugh,” or “You have your uncle’s nose,” are variations of sayings that all of us listen to during our life. We know that a lot of our physical […]

Maintaining good dental hygiene is a crucial exercise across any period of our life—including infancy. But patients who are expecting a new baby face unique difficulties and hazards at the time of the duration that the fetus is growing. Issues like morning sickness, increased hormones, and also a change in diet can create various side […]

A research paper published in Frontiers in Medicine explored amalgam and composite fillings as well as a few of the circumstances that can lead them to fail. Among the factors considered were age, sex, alcohol consumption, smoking, diabetes, periodontal health, and genes. The dental histories of 4,856 patients from 5 years were examined for this […]

Approximately 1 in 5 people in the population have had canker sores. Differing from cold sores, aphthous ulcers (canker sores) only appear in the inside of the mouth, and are not contagious. This type of sore can often be recognized by their oval shape with a red border. They usually have a gray, white or […]