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By DEENA ELLIOTT
Reporter
Clenching your jaw and grinding
your teeth when under stress can
lead to myofacial pain dysfunction
(MPD) and other related facial prob
lems, says Dr. R. Thomas Perry, a
College Station dentist.
Stress can contribute to the dam
age of tissues of the temporomandi
bular joint (TMJ) and lead to MPD
syndrome, TMJ dysfunction or even
osteo arthritis said Perry, who limits
his practice to oral and maxillofacial
surgery.
Perry said anxiety and stress can
cause tension in the jaw and chewing
muscles and that tension may be re
leased through the clenching or
grinding of teeth. Years of excessive
muscular strain can cause a break
down of tissues in the two temporo
mandibular joints, which are located
in the jaw at the base of the ears, he
said.
Headaches, earaches, ringing in
the ears, muscle pain in the head
and neck, facial pain, jaw popping or
pain in the joints can be caused by an
inflammation in the muscles, Perry
said.
Dr. Curtis Garrett, a local dentist,
said MPD syndrome definitely is
stress-related and can cause spasms
in the face and neck resulting in
pain.
Perry said stress is often the main
factor in causing and aggravating
medical problems that could lead to
MPD syndrome.
He said most people who have
MPD syndrome also will have a bad
bite; an organic injury to the jaw,
which could be an infection within
the joint; or a tumor in the jaw an
d/or other local factors such as pre
mature loss of teeth.
Perry said MPD syndrome can
lead to TMJ dysfunction. The condi-
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soft tissue disc, which protects the
bone at the head of the jaw from hit
ting the bone of the fossa when the
jaw opens widely, he said.
Perry said stress contributes to the
degeneration of the disc. The disc
may become broken down or
pushed forward and torn from its at
tachments, preventing the disc from
protecting the bone, he said.
Dr. A.A. de Souza, ear, nose and
throat specialist at A.P. Beutal
Health Center, has written a short
paper about MPD to give to students
with symptoms. “Lots of students
out here don’t know about (MPD),”
he said. “The number of students
with such a dysfunction increases
during final examinations,” he wrote
in the paper.
MPD syndrome and TMJ
dysfunction affect more females
than males and appears mostly dur
ing the late teens and early 20s,
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By MICHELE FURLONG
Reporter
The way a student acts toward his
professors can affect his future, Stu
dent Activities Advisor Kevin Car-
reathers told students in a meeting
of the Co-op Student Association
Thursday in Rudder Tower.
In his presentation, “The Care
and Feeding of Your Professor,”
Carreathers advised students on
how to get along better with their
professors.
“Your attitude towards your pro
fessors can make a real difference in
your future plans, as professors are
the ones handing out the grades,”
Carreathers said.
Carreathers said it is important to
keep in mind that professors are hu
man too, and they respond to the
way students react toward them and
their courses.
Carreathers said most professors
are involved in research and don’t
have much time left over for teach-
tng.
“Sometimes we don’t realize they
don’t have a lot of time left over for
me, the student,” he said.
Students must show interest in
both the professor and class and
then the professor will make the
time to show interest in the student,
Carreathers said.
“There are three predetermined
means to manipulate a professor:
your attitude toward the course,
your attitude toward grades and
your attitude toward the professor,”
he said.
A student should always be posi
tive about the class, both inside and
outside the classroom, since any
feedback that reaches the professor
will reflect back on the student, Car
reathers said.
Never tell a professor that you
skipped his class to study for an
other, because each professor feels
his class should take priority over
others, Carreathers said.
If you must miss a class and have a
valid excuse, put it in writing and
give it to the professor so he can file
it with the grades, he said. When the
semester is over the professor will
notice the absence, and without the
note to refer to, not recall the ex
cuse.
Carreathers advised the students
to be realistic about the grades they
receive in their courses.
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By ANN CERVENKA
Reporter
The International Students Asso
ciation (ISA) will hold the second an
nual Texas A&M International Stu
dents Olympics Saturday and
Sunday. The games will continue
Oct. 13 and 14.
“We thought it was a good idea to
get the international clubs together,”
said Luis Rodriguez, ISA social sec
retary.
Last spHng the Vietnamese-
American Student Association origi
nated and organized the Olympics.
The ISA wanted to be more active in
the actual planning , so this year it is
organizing the event, Rodriguez
said.
The purpose of the competition is
to “let the guys (and girls) show their
talents,” Rodriguez said. Most of the
students have played the sports in
their native countries.
On Saturday, badminton and
mixed volleyball will begin at 9 a.m.,
swimming will begin at 10 a.m. and
tennis will begin at 10:30 a.m.
On Sunday, volleyball, men’s bas
ketball and women’s table tennis
start at 9 a.m. and table tennis dou
bles start at 2 p.m..
On October 13, racquetball and
men’s soccer will begin at 9 a.m.,
men’s softball at 1 p.m., and wom
en’s soccer at 4 p.m.
On October 14, men’s outdoor
soccer will begin at 9 a.m., track at 10
a.m. and women’s racquetball dou
bles at 2 p.m.
The indoor events will be in East
Kyle, softball will be on Duncan In
termural Field, track events will be
on Kyle Field and swimming will be
in the indoor pool. All events are
open to the public; however^ stu
dents must present their I.D. cards
to enter East Kyle.
Rodriguez said about 300 people
and 20 countries are involved. Some
of the countries involved include El
Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, Hondu
ras, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bangla
desh, Brazil, Korea, Nigeria, Nor
way and countries in Europe and the
Middle East.
Venezuela is expected to do well
in swimming, Rodriguez said, be
cause they have a member on the
A&M swim team. He also said that
Vietnam is expected to do well in
volleyball and Colombia in soccer.
Tom Reber, assistant director of
personnel for intramurals, helped
ISA with registration and
ing - .
Reber was not involved m
Olympics last year, but hesaidlt
was sucli an exciting event totl
that he wanted to help.
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on a volunteer basis.
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the Olympics because it’shardioj
a team for the rest of thtschoolil
driguez said. However, eachteaii
allowed one reinforcement fnt
different country, and some A
cans are chosen, Reber said.
The cost is $10 per eveni
country. The money will be it
pay for officials and awards. Ai
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