If possible, avoid long dental appointments requiring an open mouth for more than 30 minutes. For more information about this topic, please review our Dental Hygiene Brochure (.pdf). Remember, if your TMJ problems get worse with time, you should seek professional advice. However, first and foremost, educate yourself.
Pantothenic acid is a vitamin, also known as vitamin B5. It is widely found in both plants and animals including meat, vegetables, cereal grains, legumes, eggs, and milk. Vitamin B5 is commercially available as D-pantothenic acid, as well as dexpanthenol and calcium pantothenate, which are chemicals made in the lab from D-pantothenic acid. Pantothenic acid is frequently used in combination with other B vitamins in vitamin B complex formulations.
1 What is Vitamin B5? 2  Like other B vitamins, pantothenic acid helps the body extract energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. 3  It also helps to metabolize fats and produce red blood cells and hormones from the adrenal gland. Benefits of Vitamin B5 Vitamin B5 might be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis. 2  It could also be used to lower blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. 3  Pantothenic acid is commonly found in anti-stress formulas because it works with the adrenal glad to produce stress hormones.