Cranial Bones & Sutures

Cranial Bones & Sutures Correlations Between Structure and Health

coronal suture lambdoidal interparietal suture bones sagittal suture F P P F P F squamosal suture T O T T S S N T P P S N Z Z O TMJ Z

O MX MX lambdoidal suture lambdoidal suture M • Mandible and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) TMJ pain; upper and lower jaw pain; reduced mouth Palate M opening; pain when chewing; pain on floor of mouth; M difficulty swallowing; joint sounds; “clicking;” vagus nerve Hyoid problems; nausea; vomiting; digestive problems; head, face and teeth pain; headache; throat pain; teeth grinding; tinnitus; excessive gum chewing; thyroid problems; neck S • Sphenoid P • Parietal pain; soreness; dizziness; balance disturbances; vision migraine; headache; insomnia; depression; memory pain around eye, migraine, increased intracranial pressure, problems; tearing; sinus trouble and disturbance of taste disturbances; impairment of brain function; dyslexia; feeling of pain inside head, aggressive behavior, attention neuropsychiatric problems; psychological disturbances; span problems (ADD/ADHD) and visual problems O • Occipital moodiness; lack of ability to concentrate; “brain fog;” headache and functional disturbances of the brain; stenosis F • Frontal problems associated with taste, smell, hearing and vision; (narrowing) of vertebral artery; disturbance of salivary glands problems with parts of the brain, visual and eyelid speech problems; dry mouth; teeth grinding; dental and eyes; disturbance of cranial nerves affecting digestive disturbances, eye pain, pupil dilation, sinus congestion, malocclusion; eye pain; deviation of the eyeball; eyelid system, tongue and taste; and instability of cervical spine (neck) weakness; balance disturbances; problems with tongue and/ loss of smell, headache, personality changes, inappropriate or sucking; endocrine (hormonal) disturbances; asthma; behavior and disturbances of intellect N • Nasal tearing and disturbances of nasal secretions and breathing sinusitis; neck and lower back problems and scoliosis T • Temporal Z • Zygoma dizziness, hearing and balance disturbances, ringing or Palate (roof of the mouth) eye problems, disturbance around orbit of eye, sinus trouble sounds in the ears, deafness, nausea, vomiting, tearing, numbness in the face, headache, tearing, loss of smell, nasal and digestive issues nasal problems, problems with eye muscles, strabismus, symptoms (dryness, rhinitis, sinusitis, hay fever) and asthma teeth grinding and TMJ pain MX • Maxilla Hyoid (sits behind chin) pain or sensitivity in face, upper teeth and gums These are general guidelines; anatomy and SAMPLEthroat and swallowing problems, snoring, sleep apnea, physiology vary from person to person. vocal problems including loss of voice and tired voice