What’s Really Going On with Broken Crowns, Jaw Pain, and Implants That Don’t Feel Right
If you’ve ever had a dental implant, crown, or bridge in your front teeth and later experienced pain, muscle tension, or repeated fractures, you’re not alone. And the problem might not be the crown or implant itself, it could be your jaw position. At our office, we don’t just look at teeth. We look at how your teeth, jaw joints, muscles, and bite all work together. Because when they don’t, your body feels it.
So What’s Really Going On?
Let’s say you’re dealing with:
• Ongoing TMJ pain
• Cracked or chipped front teeth or crowns
• Facial tension or headaches
• Restorations that just don’t feel “right” when you bite down
Many dentists treat these issues by adjusting the bite, changing the crown shape, or giving you a nightguard. But what if the real problem is that your lower jaw is sitting too far back – and your body is fighting against it every single day?
That’s called mandibular retrusion. And it’s more common than you might think.
Why This Matters for Implants (and Everything Else)
Unlike natural teeth, dental implants don’t have the shock-absorbing ligament that tells your brain how hard you’re biting or where your jaw is in space. Once they’re in, they’re rigid. If they’re placed when your jaw is in the wrong position, there’s no feedback system to correct it.
Your body knows your jaw isn’t in the right place, and it tries to bring it forward. But your implants (and the bite on top of them) are locking it in place. That tug-of-war can cause fractures,joint pain, sore muscles, and even changes in how you breathe or speak.
How We Do Things Differently
Instead of focusing only on the teeth, we step back and look at the whole system:
• Are your jaw joints in a healthy, stable position?
• Do your muscles feel tight or strained just to keep your teeth together?
• Is your bite helping—or hurting—you?
If your jaw is retruded, we use a process called Bite Align™ Therapy to help guide your jaw to a more natural, relaxed position before we place implants or do major dental work. Think of it like getting the right prescription for your eye glasses before ordering new lenses; if you don’t get the foundation right, everything else suffers.
What You Might Notice After Correction
• Your bite feels more natural and relaxed
• Muscle tension and jaw pain improve
• Your restorations last longer—no more mystery fractures
• Headaches and facial strain may reduce or disappear
Dentistry That Starts Where It Should: With You
You deserve dental care that looks beyond the surface. At our office, we take time to understand how your bite, joints, and muscles work together, because that’s where true, lasting results start. If you’ve been chasing symptoms without answers, or you’ve had dental work that didn’t quite
“fix” the problem, we’d love to take a different look. One that starts with how your jaw wants to function, and build from there.
Contact us to learn more about Bite Align™ Therapy and how it might be the missing piece in
your dental health