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Cool Jaw® – Versatile Pain Relief

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Cool Jaw® - Versatile Pain Relief

Virtually all Orthognathic Surgical Procedures benefit
from Cool Jaw®

Cool Jaw® products are ideal for wisdom teeth extractions, reconstructive jaw surgery, implant surgery, maxillary and mandibular trauma, and genioplasty, as well as facelifts and TMJ pain. Virtually all Orthognathic Surgical Procedures as well as Maxillary or Mandibular Osteostomy would benefit from the healing relief Cool Jaw offers.

In addition less common applications would include:

  • Maxillomandibular Advancement – surgical treatment and/or splinting sleep apnea
  • Chronic facial pain disorders
  • Frenectomyi-the removal of a frenum in the mouth.
  • Diastema Surgery – removing gaps in between teeth
  • Neck Cancer surgery and reconstruction
  • Removal of lower facial cysts or tumours
  • Revision of lower facial scars
  • Debridement of wounds over lower face

The Cool Jaw® System is a combination of Compression and Thermal Therapy. Each jaw wrap is available with your choice of two or four gel packs. Four: so that patients can rotate packs between freezings.

Cool Jaw Hot/Cold Therapy

Heat Helps! Relax your jaw muscles at night using Heat therapy.

Our traditional Reusable Cold Therapy Gel Packs freeze solid and remain cold for over an hour. Meanwhile, our Reusable Hot / Cold Therapy Gel Packs remain pliable when frozen and can also be heated.

Cool Jaw for Oral Pain

Cool Jaw offers both Cold and Hot/Cold Therapy Options for Pain Relief

Total TMJ Care

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560-0011.560-0012ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS?

  • Difficulty Opening and Closing Your Mouth
  • Pain In Healthy Teeth
  • Sinus Pain
  • Sore Jaw In The Morning
  • Pressure Behind the Ears
  • Hearing Loss
  • Teeth Grinding
  • Locked Jaw
  • Teeth Clenching
  • Clicking Sounds When Opening or Closing Your Mouth
  • Unexplained Pressure Behind Your Eyes
  • Unexplained Headaches

These may be symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)

Symptoms of TMJ or TMDs (“temporomandibular disorders” is a collective term embracing a number of clinical problems that involve the masticatory musculature, the temporomandibular joint and associated structures, or both.) occur in approximately 6 to 12 percent of the adult population or approximately ten million individuals in the United States.

Unlike other joints in the body, the TMJ is different because it is composed of fibrocartilage. The TMJ is able to withstand greater sheer force than any other joint and moves and functions in a very complex way.  When things go wrong, the consequences are challenging.  It is estimated that 17,800,000 workdays are lost each year for every 100,000,000 full-time working adults in the United States due to disabling TMDs.

TMDs are nine times more prevalent in women than in men.  The largest proportion of women with TMDs is between eighteen and forty-five years of age.

Due to a lack of understanding as to cause of the disease and the lack of definitive diagnostic or therapeutic approaches, patients often have to tolerate symptoms, including debilitating pain and an impact on quality of life over extended periods of time.

What causes TMJ Pain?

Improper fitting together of the teeth and jaw joints
Grinding or clinching of teeth, (bruxism)
Trauma such as head injury or whiplash
Female Hormones
autoimmune diseases, infection, arthritis
dental procedures, or inserting a breathing tube before surgery
Most dentists and physicians have been inclined to believe that the single most important etiological factor for degenerative TMJ disease is altered mechanical loading that surpasses the adaptive capacity of the joint.

Traumatic injuries are also an important etiological factor in the development of TMJ disorders.

What do you do for TMJ relief?

Teeth Grinding (Bruxism) – What Helps?

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Take a Bite Out of Poor Health, Address Your Bruxism Now!

Cool Jaw Hot/Cold Therapy

Heat Helps! Relax your jaw muscles at night using Heat therapy.

Bruxism, is defined as clenching or grinding your teeth, often while asleep – very damaging to oral health!  It is not necessarily a by-product of stress or anxiety; more often it is due to an abnormal bite or missing or crooked teeth.  Often people are unaware of their actions because it happens during sleep – all they see are the symptoms….a sore jaw, a constant headache.

If this sounds familiar, check for jaw tenderness and teeth movement.  Ask a loved one to observe you sleeping.  See your dentist, he can fit you for a mouth guard to wear while sleeping.  Meanwhile follow this simple outline to address the situation:

  • Cut off the coffee and tea early in the day, and watch consumption of other things with caffeine – like chocolate and cola.

  • A drink before bed does not induce sleep!  It actually stimulates teeth grinding.
  • Spit out that gum! Nothing, no pencils, pipes, nothing, gets chewed on – except food.
  • Be aware of your actions.  If you are clenching your teeth while deep in thought, or grinding your teeth during the day – relax your jaw.  You can even place your tongue between your teeth to act as a buffer.
  • Relax your jaw muscles before you go to sleep.  Here’s how:

Before you go to sleep use Cool Jaw® Soft Stretch Wrap with Hot/Cold Gel Packs to apply heat.

Place  Cool Jaw Blue Hot/Cold Gel Packs in a microwaveable safe container and heat for 15 seconds. (Time based on a 800 watt microwave.)

Remove and check for desired temperature, if necessary reheat at 5 second intervals.

Place inside the Cool Jaw Wrap and treat area for up to 20 minutes.

Sweet Dreams!Cool Jaw Hot Therapy