{"id":21834,"date":"2025-10-17T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/constant-headache-the-source-may-be-your-smile-not-your-head\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:58:46","slug":"constant-headache-the-source-may-be-your-smile-not-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/constant-headache-the-source-may-be-your-smile-not-your-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Constant headache? The source may be your smile, not your head"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21834\" class=\"elementor elementor-21834 elementor-19809\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69ccd57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69ccd57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf49ef5\" data-id=\"cf49ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3780c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d3780c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Constant headache? <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278d551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"278d551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The source may be in your smile, not in your head<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f9103 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4f9103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_outubro_25_DOR_dor_dor-1024x450.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21833\" alt=\"constant headache\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_outubro_25_DOR_dor_dor-1024x450.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_outubro_25_DOR_dor_dor-300x132.webp 300w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_outubro_25_DOR_dor_dor-768x337.webp 768w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_outubro_25_DOR_dor_dor.webp 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785a59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"785a59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beat lightly, slightly, like the one who calls for me.<br>Will it rain? Will it be people?<br>People are certainly not<br>and the rain doesn\u2019t hit like that. <em>(Augusto Gil)<\/em> <\/p><p>Who do you think is coming? There are pains that arrive without warning and without knocking at the door. They settle slowly, with that insistent weight on the temples, the sensation of tightness in the head and fatigue that seems to have no origin.  <\/p><p>When constant headache is part of our routine, we look for answers: from the neurologist, from the ophthalmologist; we do tests; we take painkillers. Still, nothing changes&#8230;. <\/p><p><strong>But what if the origin is not in the head?<\/strong><br>What if the smile has been sending warning signs for a long time?<\/p><p>At A Cl\u00ednica Dr. Pedro Mota, we have followed many patients who found that the pain relief was not in a pill box, but in the balance of the mouth, as you can discover throughout the article.<\/p><p><strong>In fact, occlusion, that is, the way teeth fit and jaws articulate, may be the starting point of pain that has dragged on for years.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c405c81 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c405c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tContents approached\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__c405c81\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__c405c81\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__c405c81\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a5327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85a5327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When the body speaks, the smile responds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cd022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57cd022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The human body is like an orchestra and the organs relate to each other so that the whole organism functions in harmony. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omd.pt\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/regulamento-967-2024-dor-orofacial-temporomandibular.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>temporomandibular joint (TMJ),<\/strong><\/a> which connects the jaw to the skull, is surrounded by muscles and nerves that communicate with the head, neck, and even posture. <\/p><p><strong>When the bite is misaligned, these muscles work under constant strain.<\/strong> It\u2019s like living in permanent tension and the result, obviously, can only be pain.<\/p><p><strong>The headache is no longer just a symptom.<\/strong> It becomes a message: something in the body structure is not fully functioning. When this happens, and if necessary, in the Clinic we work together with physiotherapists and osteopaths to treat ATM and end pain. <\/p><p>On the other hand, we gain a problem when <strong>we try to silence discomfort with medication, this imbalance continues to grow<\/strong>. The jaw compensates, the muscles of the face contract, the TMJ ignites and<i> &#8216;<\/i><b>voil\u00e1<\/b><i>&#8216;<\/i>, the cycle of pain repeats. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb903ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb903ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The science behind discomfort<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee3f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee3f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s resort to an analogy, on a door, when a hinge is poorly placed, in addition to the door not closing well, it ends up being damaged or even broken hinges that are good, by overload.<\/p><p>Now, let\u2019s take the jaw as a thin and precise hinge. When this hinge is misaligned, the whole system adapts and the body pays the price. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8987 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"46c8987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-tired\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zm0 448c-110.3 0-200-89.7-200-200S137.7 56 248 56s200 89.7 200 200-89.7 200-200 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15.5-17.9-6.9-55-62.4-93.3-107.8-93.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Silent wear,<\/b> curiously, this pain often relieves when the muscles relax or when the occlusion is corrected.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaa0d9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3aaa0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-hand-point-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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35.2 0 18.975-16.225 35.2-35.2 35.2zM88 384c0 13.255-10.745 24-24 24s-24-10.745-24-24 10.745-24 24-24 24 10.745 24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Conclusion: If you have symptoms such as flare-ups, jaw blockages, or tinnitus, there may be a connection to the TMJ.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db72da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db72da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But I only have a constant headache...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16abe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e16abe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is precisely this phrase that we often hear at our dental clinic in Vila Franca de Xira. And it is the turning point. <\/p><p>During the assessment, t<strong>he patient realizes that the headache is only a reflection of something deeper<\/strong>, such as an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/especialidades-dentarias\/oclusao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occlusion <\/a>that has gone unnoticed for years<\/strong>, i.e. there is a relationship between the malocclusion and the headache.<\/p><p>For the diagnosis of malocclusion headache, we use <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/clinic\/our-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-of-the-art technology <\/a>that allows us to precisely analyze the relationship between teeth, jaws and joints.<\/p><p>This is how we detect invisible microvoltages, small deviations that, repeated daily, create a silent and persistent pain.<\/p><p>Therefore, a <strong>misaligned smile<\/strong> may not just be an aesthetic issue, but rather <strong>it is an imbalance that the body tries to correct, and which often manifests itself in pain (which can become chronic).<\/strong><\/p><p>According to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdsaude.com\/neurologia\/doencas-mais-dolorosas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MD.Sa\u00fade news<\/a> headaches and toothaches are in the &#8216;<em>top ten<\/em>&#8216; of most painful diseases in humans. In practice we can confirm this even with our patients who report the suffering they bring. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08704c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e08704c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new way of understanding pain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55f377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d55f377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pain is often seen as an enemy, but it<strong> is actually the first sign of body wisdom.<\/strong><br>She does not appear to punish, she appears to warn.<\/p><p>However, living with pain is not normal. Sometimes the first step to freedom is looking in the mirror and asking, <strong>&#8220;What if my smile is asking for help?&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9f2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f9f2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen to what your body is trying to say<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd4ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bd4ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve been living with a constant headache for too long, maybe it\u2019s time to act:<br>look not just <em>where it hurts<\/em>, but at <em>what causes the pain.<\/em><\/p><p>At A Cl\u00ednica Dr. Pedro Mota, We believe that health begins with balance. A functional smile is also a body at peace, without chronic orofacial pain or TMJ headache. <\/p><p>Don\u2019t delay this step any longer and<a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/information\/\"> schedule an orthodontic assessment<\/a> and find out if your headache may be caused by the smile. Because sometimes, what hurts in the head is born in the mouth!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-151aa7d\" data-id=\"151aa7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e163e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e163e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may be interested in:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The constant headache may not come from the mind, but from the smile. 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