May 14, 2025

In this month’s episode of Together in Parkinson's, Dr. Maryam Bakhtiyari, DDS, DABCP, FAACP, DIBO, DIAO explores the link between jaw alignment and Parkinson's...

April 7, 2018

My patients with Parkinson’s disease who are being treated with oral appliance therapy and/or physical therapies are reporting significant improvement in their quality of...

February 29, 2016

Are you curious about TMJ and/or TMD? What they are, what it means and the BIG question "Do I have it?  The following list...

November 1, 2015

An Encyclopedia Of Other Diseases And Conditions Resembling Parkinson’s Disease Addendum  In the August 2015 issue we listed a great number of A-Typical, or ParkinsonISMS, or...

September 5, 2015

Many patients ask “What kind of training is involved to diagnose TMJ disorders?” The answer is that most dentists should be able to do a basic...

June 30, 2015

It is my belief that most movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, and Dystonia’s are due to a TMJ (temporomandibular joint) problem. In our office,...

May 30, 2015

“The evolution of [the] human masticatory complex is strongly related to diet, the use of tools and fire, and finally speech, and has a...

November 30, 2014

The findings of Fernandez Noda in his investigation of transitory decreased brain blood flow is something that everyone with Parkinson’s should read and be...

October 31, 2014

It does not happen too often, but there are times when the jaw joints are just really out of place and/or damaged beyond their...

August 31, 2014

It is important that before you begin treatment related to Parkinson’s disease, you take a look at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). In many of...

July 31, 2014

If you’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and suspect you may have a TMJ problem, addressing the jaw problem could reduce many of your PD...

June 30, 2014

Occam’s razor is a principle of parsimony and succinctness used in problem-solving. It states that among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should...

December 31, 2013

The good news is that some patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s can see a reduction in symptoms if there is a TMJ...

November 30, 2013

Substance P is a little known neurotransmitter that is primarily known as the transmitter of pain signals to the brain. But it does much...

September 27, 2013

Several early sources, including the Bible, an Egyptian papyrus, and Galen’s writings, describe early symptoms resembling those of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease, or Parkinsonism, is...