The Only Board Certification Recognized by the ADA*
*ADA = American Dental Association
or stop breathing
Our area of specialization is the jaw joint and its associated muscles, tendons, ligaments and
nerves
We help in the management of TMJ, Pain, Headache, Sleep Apnea appliances and many
other issues of the Orofacial Region
This is a complex group of disorders with various causes.
For doctors, the TMJ is the jaw
joint. But patients call the pain at this location - TMJ or TMJ dysfunction
Muscle pain may be localized or refer to other sites. If you have a dull aching, burning pain in the muscle or soreness on chewing or even resting. Consider this as a primary causation.
Feeling day fatigue, waking multiple times during the night gasping or snorting for air. You may have sleep apnea, a serious health condition. If you can't tolerate CPAP we can help.
Also called atypical facial pain, atypical odontalgia, phantom tooth pain. The nerve is damaged either peripherally or centrally. Numerous prior treatment may be unsuccessful
Snoring can affect your bed partner's sleep. Deprivation of sleep can cause irritation, moodiness, fatigue, depression. For the some it may be a sign of developing sleep apnea. Lets address it before it worsens..
TMD can cause severe headaches. This may be confused with migraine, cluster or other primary headaches. We can assist with Tension Type Headache as the trigger may be TMJ.
which the patient fills out. Usually the appointment lasts 1 hour. There will be imaging taken.
Our mission is to provide non-surgical services to immediately and effectively improve the patients' acute or chronic pain and to improve the quality of life. To avoid Phase 2 therapy in TMJ patients. To provide sleep appliances under the supervision of a sleep doctor.
* Orthotics & splints of many types
* Medications
* Spray and Stretch
* LLLT
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Muscle injections, TMJ injections
* Botox
* Physical therapy
* And others
All patients that we see are only for the specialized field of orofacial pain and sleep apnea. We do not treat any dental issues. If we find pathology, the patient will be referred to their dentist for further treatment. Trust is essential for referring doctors and us for the patients treatment.
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