Another NTI Article

I have been using NTI's in my practice for years. It is a great way to help patients with migraines.

Dental Device Can Prevent Migraines

More than 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches but there may be new hope for them.

Some think headaches are tension or sinus-related but doctors said there is a chance your headaches are migraines.

There is now a device approved by the Federal Drug Administration to treat the problem.

It's called an NTI Tension Suppression Device, which is typically worn to bed. The hard plastic mouthpiece fits only on the front four teeth and prevents movement.

Most dentist offices can make it in under an hour.

"I had had migraines for several years and we couldn't pinpoint what was causing them," Kristen Queen, a migraine sufferer, said.

Queen said the dental device fitted to her mouth calmed her aching head when medications couldn't.

Read the rest on the NBC10 Web site

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