Welcome to Dr. Agatha Bis, Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry. Our office concentrates on Cosmetic and Restorative dentistry, with a unique focus on TMJ dysfunction and TMJ-related conditions. We help patients improve or re-build their smiles, diagnose and treat a variety of TMD disorders, and restore teeth and occlusion to ideal, physiologic healthy bite position. Dr. Bis is uniquely focused on treating complex TMD disorders, and most of our patients come from all over the world in order to get treatment. Many of our patients have seen other dentists, doctors, specialists, chiropractors, osteopaths, massage therapists, other alternative medicine clinicians and "nothing works". But most of these cases can be treated and Dr. Bis's meticulous system, precision, and experience has helped thousands of patients over the last 30 years become pain-free.
Absolutely. I am putting one together now and will be sending out notices when finished. If you can share your email with me (email me at agatha@smilesbybis.com), I will send you the info once it's live.
I noticed i was chewing lots of gum the last few days, more then normal. And this morning i woke up to this onset tinnittus and my ear plugged. I wonder if that was why?
Correct. You should not mouth-breathe. The nasal cavity is where air is supposed to go through so it can be filtered. However, if there is a blockage of some sort, people mouth-breathe to get air in.
@@dr.agathabis I understand that. Again, why in your video did you say '...preventing that air that is supposed to now come in through the mouth in the first place' ? It sounds like you're saying the air is supposed to come in through the mouth in the first place.
@@RS54321 that video is part of a full video I have on my channel. It follows a sequence of air through nose, then if can't then mouth opens and tongue drops to get air in, then teeth tip in, jaw retrudes (goes back) causing airway obstruction so the head has to come forward. Because it's a "short" you are only seeing the forward head posture part. Check out the full video for a better explanation. Sorry, sometimes the shorts (trying to give one piece of info at a time) don't give you the full picture.
How bad would wisdom teeth extractions affect my jaw and everything. I got them wrongfully removed by my dentist because I wanted to get braces. I didn’t feel any pain with those two teeth. They were upper wisdom teeth that were still below the gum.
Re: cheek biting. I know the answer is to align the teeth properly, but is there any type of ointment/gel that would protect the inside of my cheeks from my teeth?
Considering this is RU-vid and not a scientific journal to report scientific results, I made this video to help clarify some of the misinformation that's out there. This is not a platform for me to change your beliefs; it's simply a way for me to explain certain aspects of the misinformation that I felt was worth explaining. But you read into this whatever you want. At the end of the day, you don't need your teeth to live a happy and healthy life so if you choose to extract teeth instead of getting root canals if advised to do so, you have every right. Wishing you a long and healthy life.
I have 6 veneers on the top front teeth and I also grind. So should I get a top night guard? What do you think about the hybrid night guards that are soft inside and hard outside?
What if your root canal tooth is still healthy? I got it done 13 years ago. I replaced the crown 3 years ago and got a new zirconia crown. I don’t want an implant if my tooth is fine.
Only a cone beam ct scan (cbct) can confirm that there is no infection. Since you can’t feel anything post root canal and infections are often missed on standard dental x rays.
This is amazing! I would love to have one done. The chain of reaction that occurs everywhere once one part is out of balance is so fascinating. Great work Dr.
I started this ear fullness and high pitched hissing in the left and intensifies when clenching. Orthodontist told me its from stress clenching, as I went through a very stressful health scare a few months back. He did not take an x ray , but said since my jaw doesn't stick it's probably just inflammation, and he recommended I massage it myself and use hot towels on my face. I hope this works, it seems too simple of a solution though !
I believe this is the cause of my calcified stylohyoid ligament. Is there literature to back this up? Definitely makes sense in my case. My daughter is a dentist and said my mandibular tori is the worst she has ever seen due to bruxism.
Just curious… Have you thought about taking all your research and debating the Doctors who have said that root canals are toxic and cause many ailments???
My vertigo and tinnitus went away completely after using the herbal ear treatment from dr Liam ogbebor herbal centre on RU-vid ,his treatment is very helpful”””1😊
My vertigo and tinnitus went away completely after using the herbal ear treatment from dr Liam ogbebor herbal centre on RU-vid ,his treatment is very helpful”””1
@@darksidesd3949 it’s hard to tell without imaging like CBCT and other factors. You would need to be assessed by someone who treats TMD on a regular basis
I so wish you were in San Diego. I am having such a hard time getting a new night guard to replace the one I had for 10 years. No one here seems to have the knowledge and passion about night guards you have.
I have a abscesed tooth its an upper right second premolar. Dentist wants me to get root canal amd a crown. I said i want an extraction. They spent 20 minutes trying to sell me on a root canal. They said i would risk endocsrditis if i had it pulled. What do you think?
Hey Dr, is a facebow from the pt's mouth more accurate compared to the mounting plate when mounting these cases? I've never used the plate before. Only facebows. I mainly design digitally, but my Dr loves to see cases mounted on a Stratos 100. Thanks!
yes, a do use a facebow quite often and would advise it. Many dentists don't use the facebow so I didn't include it in this video. In addition, facebows vary between articulators so that would be additional information that isn't included in this particular video. Glad to hear you are mounting the cases in your office! And I love to hear that you are digital as well! Thanks for commenting.
Hello Doctor I am 15 yrs old and I had a question regarding teeth extraction for braces...so it's been 7-8 months since I got braces and my dentist seems to be stuck on extracting my 4 canine teeth I told him to just cut my teeth but he said it won't be enough and told me to come to a conclusion before the next appointment.What should I do ?
Great question. Have you considered getting a second opinion? It would be difficult for me to comment without seeing details of your case but consider getting another opinion from a local dentist or orthodontist to see if there is another way.
Thank you so much am nearly convinced this is what I have after 9 months of suffering. It worth mentioning that I had a very tough 2023 psychologically with extreme anxiety and unbearable stress and this is when I noticed I clinch my jaws so hard and grinding out tapping my teeth it’s actually later i learned these are due to severe stress. I don’t have pain in my jaws but they click very hard when I chew or open and close my mouth specially on the left side where I have this horrible left ear discomfort that I can describe as sometimes fullness or a low pitch noise and when I clinch my jaw the noise gets more intense and also when I push my finger against the exact spot where my upper left jaw connects withe the ear. I find it funny and sad that none of the ENT or the GP had the slightest idea that this could be the reason. Finally I do suffer from hearing loss on the left ear but am sure it’s the jaw joint dysfunction that causes the ringing in one ear. Thanks a agin.
thank you for commenting. It's important for others to know that people suffer with this and it's a real issue. A lot of patients get dismissed by their healthcare providers when they don't know what's causing it so it's important that you share your story with others so they can relate.
Here's a question; I put my mothguatd in really hot water before bedtime, and woke up with a different bite. Now I'm biting hard in the front (I have thr articulating paper) and my molars are barely touching. Should I stick with that, or get my dentist to change my mouthguard?
you should get that checked because it seems that the hot water is changing the shape unless this is what was intended. If you are a clencher only then this is the right one for you. If you are a bruxer/teeth grinder, then you definitely want to have this adjusted to have more support in the back.
everyone is different and it really depends on the cause as well as the degeneration. Some get better very fast (days) others take months. It's a big range.
By the time I'm about to fall asleep, I find that my inner cheek finds its way between my top and bottom teeth, leading to cheek biting. Is there anything out there to protect the inner cheek?
Typically, when cheeks get in between, it means that there is not enough overlap between the top and bottom teeth/nightguard. So basically, the nightguard needs to be adjusted. If it's a lower nighguard, then the outside part needs to be brought in more so the upper teeth stick out more than the nightguard and protect the cheek from getting caught.
Hi Doctor, very good video. I recently got a new Max splint, this one has caused a click in left TMJ, some TMJ discomfort after a week. Not completely sure but I am guessing that new one is thinner on occlusal. This one was 3D printed. The last one, another dentist did bite registration and didn't have me close completely to get correct height. I have never had TMJ issues prior to new splint. What are your thoughts? Will be calling for appt. Thank you
Hi and thank you for commenting. If you are feeling a click after wearing the splint, it's likely that the splint makes you bite down on it with the lower jaw being posteriorly positioned (retruded). Clicks typically happen when the lower jaw is pushed too far back. Check that and if you feel that you can't bring your lower jaw forward on the splint then it should be adjusted so that you can bring the lower jaw more forward. Check out my video "Why does my jaw click" to explain that as well.
