Sangil-dong Station TMJ — Please Be Careful with Holiday Foods!!!!

Hello~

I am Director Jang Tae-hyun of Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic.

The Lunar New Year holiday has begun.

I hope all the patients reading this have a Happy New Year, and you will probably enjoy lots of delicious food for the holiday.

After the holidays, the number one cause for visiting the dentist is food.

I’d like to share a note about avoiding hard and chewy foods.

Sangil-dong Station TMJ — Please Be Careful with Holiday Foods!!!!

Please~~

Take care of your TMJ health during the holidays too!

Holiday food means lots of delicious dishes. Just thinking about them makes my mouth water~

But did you know that after the holidays, many patients who visit the dentist come in because they developed problems with the temporomandibular joint?

Teeth break... Restorations come loose... There are many kinds of accidents.

Holiday foods are often harder than usual, or foods that must be chewed for a long time, so they can put strain on the TMJ.

Today, I’ll let you know what to keep in mind to protect TMJ health during the holidays.

If your jaw hurts, you may need treatment for a whileㅠㅠ The effect of holiday foods on the TMJ

During the holidays, there are plenty of delicious foods such as jeon, rice cakes, ribs, and seasoned vegetables.

Among them, especially hard or sticky foods, or foods that need to be chewed for a long time, can strain the TMJ.

Korean food in fact includes a lot of seasoned vegetable dishes, so there are many foods that are very chewy and hard~

A typical thing people with bad teeth say is:

"I can’t even eat kimchi."

Kimchi is also made with cabbage. It’s chewy...

Radish cubed kimchi is made from radishㅠ

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Seasoned vegetables always appear on the holiday table.

Bracken, bellflower root, eggplant, and bean sprout namul are all~~ chewy.

There are also many sticky foods.

Gangjeong coated with syrup, yakgwa, rice cakes, and more...

Meat is no exception.

Skewers and ribs are all chewyㅠㅠ

Soy sauce marinated crab is also one of the foods you should be careful with..

In any case, when chewing these foods, a lot of force goes into the jaw, which affects the TMJ and dental health.

They are not good for implant teeth, not good for the TMJ,

and worst for oral health!!

Because you keep using your jaw, it becomes a factor that adds fatigue to the TMJ~

If you can’t avoid it, be careful!!!

You can’t give up all holiday foods, (you can’t really avoid eating them...) so please refer to the tips below and enjoy them while protecting your TMJ!!

If your TMJ is very bad, you may need to wear a deviceㅠㅠ

First, cut the food into small pieces before eating If you cut food into smaller pieces, it reduces the work your jaw has to do.

Second, eat little by little

If you put a large amount into your mouth at once, you have to open wide and it puts strain on the TMJ.

Third, use both sides of your jaw evenly

More people than you might think chew on only one side. The TMJ is located on both sides, so you should use both sides evenly.

Don’t leave TMJ pain after the holidays untreated!

If your TMJ hurts after the holidays, or if you feel discomfort when opening and closing your mouth, you must visit the dentist and get an accurate diagnosis!!

Physical therapy equipment is ready!

No matter how careful you are, one bad chew can still strain the TMJ~

Your jaw may have already been bad and got worse, or the muscles may have temporarily tightened up.

To know for sure, you need to have a TMJ examination at the Sangil-dong Station dental clinic~

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We can also take x-ray images that check only the TMJ!

Depending on your symptoms, we will provide appropriate treatment such as medication, botox, physical therapy, and appliance therapy~~

Because TMJ treatment tends to have better results when started in the early stage,

if you suspect symptoms, we recommend that you visit without hesitation!!!

I hope this year will also be filled with days when you can smile brightly with healthy teeth and a strong TMJ. Happy New Year! 😊

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