Not Tonight Darling: How to put migraine headaches to bed?

If you are living with chronic headaches or migraines, how are you getting on? Have you managed to isolate the triggers for them? Are you taking medicine to prevent the headaches and then another to combat them? Or do you suffer in silence?

Regular headaches and migraine episodes are debilitating, disrupting every aspect of life. Attacks can last for a short period or even multiple days. This can affect your ability to study, work, or spend time with loved ones.

Sensitivity to noise, light, and sound can make social situations difficult. People with headaches may feel helpless and hopeless as a result.

Living with reoccurring headaches and migraines is serious. However, dental treatment may help to find a solution. Despite the flippant title of this article, this is a matter that should not be taken lightly.

How can dentists successfully treat migraines and headaches?

Pain that radiates through the face and head can be tricky to diagnose. The trigeminal nerve sends sensations such as pain from the face to the brain. It is essential to understand the cause-and-effect signals and respond to the signs appropriately.

Duxton Dentals' Christchurch team is highly knowledgeable in facial anatomy and oral health. They use the most advanced and innovative dental technologies to determine the best treatment for your headache. This treatment will help to reduce your pain and the number of episodes you experience.

Here are Duxton Dental’s most common headache and migraine treatments:

Undertake restorative dental treatment

Untreated dental problems can provoke intense headaches. An exposed root, an out-of-balance bite, a cracked tooth, or a longstanding cavity are all guilty of causing pain.

Quality dental care can correct a variety of dental issues. These include Invisalign or orthodontic treatment, having a crown or bridge, and undergoing a root canal. All of these treatments are available in these circumstances.

Bite splints to comfortably alleviate pressure

Our Riccarton dentists will give you the green light when your dental health is good. Then, bite splints are usually the next step to help patients with headaches.

These splints are also known as oral splints or occlusal splints. Dental devices can be worn over the teeth to improve the alignment of the jaw and reduce muscle tension. This relieves pressure on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which can help reduce headaches caused by dental problems. A custom bite splint is created to achieve optimal therapeutic effects.

Botox for headache management

Botox is primarily used to reduce wrinkles. However, it can also block the release of neurotransmitters that signal pain, providing relief from headaches and migraines. 80% of headache and migraine symptoms originate from tense muscles in the jaw, temple, and neck area or TMJ.

Dentists possess a deep comprehension of the head, neck, and facial structures. This knowledge makes us uniquely capable of providing Botox treatment for headache management.

Duxton Dental offers innovative treatments to manage symptoms. This improves your quality of life and reduces the need for painkillers or medication. We don’t want you to simply survive, we want you to thrive. Call 03 348 5488 or click here to make your first appointment and start your journey to a headache-free life.