AboutSteven C. Scherr, D.D.S. Expertise My expertise is in the areas of TMJ Dysfunction, Tension Headaches and Occluso-muscle Disorders. I am a dentist with 19 years of experience, including hospital residency (Sinai Hospital of Baltimore), and training at the L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education. Currently in private TMJ Dysfunction and Comprehensive Rehabilitative Practice near Baltimore, Maryland.
Experience I was the Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School in 1981. I served as a General Practice Resident at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 1981-82, and have been in private practice since that time. My practice is now located in Owings Mills, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. My studies at the L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Florida has enriched my practice and my patients. It was there that I learned the true meaning of caring and excellence.
Question I've been getting these mild headaches. I also feel a pulse on my soft spots on the sides of my head. I don't know what is causing this. Can you help?
Answer Alexandra,
I am sorry to hear you are experiencing headaches. There are many different kinds of headache. Head pain can be caused by jaw/neck muscle cramps (tension headache), sinus/nasal congestion, jaw joint damage (TMJ Dysfunction), neurovascular problems (migraine), nerve problems (neuralgia), sleep disorders (sleep apnea), blood vessel inflammation (arteritis), or rarely tumors. It is important to determine the type of headache present before a solution can be determined.
Tension headache is the most common mild headache. However, feeling a pulse can be either normal or associated with vascular headaches, depending on age and location of the pulse.
Should the headaches persist, it is best to see a doctor.
