Join host Caitlin Whyte as she delves into the world of orofacial pain with Dr. Brigitte Lovell, expert in oral facial pain and dental sleep medicine at Community Memorial Healthcare.
In this insightful episode, Dr. Lovell sheds light on a range of lesser-known headache disorders, from hypnic headaches that wake you up in the middle of the night to migraines that can manifest as tooth pain. She also discusses the common causes of orofacial pain, including muscle tension, TMJ disorders, and sleep apnea.
Discover the impact of sleep apnea on your quality of life and learn about alternative treatment options to CPAP, such as custom-made oral appliances. Dr. Lovell explains the benefits of these appliances and how they can improve your sleep and overall well-being.
This episode is packed with valuable information for anyone experiencing orofacial pain, headaches, or sleep disturbances. Tune in to learn from Dr. Lovell and gain a better understanding of these conditions and how to find relief.
Orofacial, & Dental Sleep Medicine at Community Memorial Healthcare
Brigitte Lovell, DMD
Dr. Lovell is a dentist who specializes in headache, orofacial pain management and dental sleep medicine. She completed a neurology headache fellowship at the prestigious Jefferson Headache Center at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Lovell previously completed a two-year post dental school graduate residency program in orofacial pain at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She is a graduate of the inaugural dental class of the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health affiliated with A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ. Dr. Lovell’s focus is on treating and managing all aspects of chronic refractory headache disorders such as migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache, post-traumatic headache, and occipital neuralgia, etc. In addition she treats patients with orofacial pain conditions including musculo-skeletal pain (TMD/TMJ), atypical tooth pain, trigeminal neuralgia, neurovascular and neuropathic pain. She fabricates TMJ appliances, and dental sleep appliances for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring. She is experienced in Botox injections for migraines, intra-articular injections, trigger point injections, and nerve blocks in the head. Dr. Lovell is frequently invited to speak at headache and dental conferences in addition to pharmaceutical sessions.