n this episode, Dr. Jesse Liang sits down with oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Sophia Richardson to unpack what really happens when an “easy” extraction suddenly becomes complicated. Sophia shares how to stay composed when root tips fracture, strategies for managing surgical stress, and the mindset shift from fearing complications to expecting and managing them calmly. The conversation also explores the art and science of orthognathic surgery, its life-changing impact on function, aestheti...
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n this episode, Dr. Jesse Liang sits down with oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Sophia Richardson to unpack what really happens when an “easy” extraction suddenly becomes complicated. Sophia shares how to stay composed when root tips fracture, strategies for managing surgical stress, and the mindset shift from fearing complications to expecting and managing them calmly. The conversation also explores the art and science of orthognathic surgery, its life-changing impact on function, aestheti...
#35 BRUXISM, TMD, Alternative Therapies with Dr. Damian Teo
The ODONTOJAM Podcast
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2 months ago
#35 BRUXISM, TMD, Alternative Therapies with Dr. Damian Teo
Bruxism isn’t just “clenching and grinding”—it’s a symptom. In this episode of The Odontojam Podcast, Dr. Jesse Liang sits down with Dr. Damian Teo (TMD & dental sleep medicine clinician/educator) to unpack the modern understanding of bruxism and its relationship to TMD. They separate sleep vs. awake bruxism, explain why the sympathetic fight-or-flight system drives parafunction, and map common triggers—from stress, injury and hormonal changes to sleep-disordered breathing (snoring/OSA) a...
The ODONTOJAM Podcast
n this episode, Dr. Jesse Liang sits down with oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Sophia Richardson to unpack what really happens when an “easy” extraction suddenly becomes complicated. Sophia shares how to stay composed when root tips fracture, strategies for managing surgical stress, and the mindset shift from fearing complications to expecting and managing them calmly. The conversation also explores the art and science of orthognathic surgery, its life-changing impact on function, aestheti...
