Millions of people suffer from unexplained pain and other symptoms of TMJ. Unexplained pain in your face, jaw, teeth, or that headache that continues to return, causes people to go from doctor to doctor searching for relief, and quite often no one is sure of the origin of their condition or how to solve it.

If you are suffering from:

...then we may be able to help you!

Neuromuscular dentistry addresses the relationship of the relaxed muscles of the jaw, head and neck to body posture. Thirty years of research and clinical experience have shown the neuromuscular technique to be effective in treating people with various levels of head and neck pain.

Through the use of sophisticated computer analysis, we can help manage or alleviate TMJ pain by objectively determining a natural, comfortably balanced jaw position, and correcting a misaligned bite. We use TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation) to relax the muscles of the head and neck. TENS is also used to relieve pain caused by spasm and tension by releasing endorphins, the body's own natural pain killers.

Through the combined use of TENS and jaw-tracking, we are able to find a physiological rest position for the jaw, or a position which is compatible with the relaxed muscles. EMG [Electromyography] is used to objectively look at the electrical activity in the muscles, and ESG (Sonography) to evaluate joint noises.

These sophisticated instruments have been used in medical specialties for years and are being used in neuromuscular dentistry to measure muscle dysfunction of the jaw, a major component in many headaches. This objective collection of data is then analyzed and combined with specialized joint x-rays to diagnose the problem, after which a precise and individualized treatment plan is developed that most often leads to improvement and / or elimination of pain.

As a chronic degenerative disease, it often takes years to develop TMJ. With new techniques and the objective computerized data, we have been able to help guests that have previously been unable to find relief.

Why are TMJ and related problems so hard to diagnose?
Well, first of all, the majority of dentists are not trained in neuromuscular TMJ diagnosis and treatment. Oftentimes, there are many overlapping symptoms such as headaches, migraines, jaw pain, popping, neck pain, physical injury, tooth grinding, etc... Only specially trained neuromuscular dentists are taught to recognize indications of bite problems. Because some of your symptoms could be rooted in a number of other causes, general dentists and family doctors may ignore the possibility that TMJ is the culprit. In other instances, dentists or doctors may recognize a bite problem, but are at a loss for how to find its cause.

I've had a TMJ splint before and it didn't help. How can neuromuscular treatment be different?
Your previous splint was most likely built to an arbitrary biting position. Most splints are not built into a Neuromuscularly relaxed jaw/biting position. The whole difference in splints is the jaw position that it is designed to replicate. Unless you have had a neuromuscular computerized bite analysis, then your splint is probably not allowing your jaw to live in its relaxed position.

Will I need surgery for my TMJ condition?
When undergoing neuromuscular TMJ treatment, it is very rare that a surgery would be necessary. In our experience, most TMJ surgery provides only a temporary solution, because the underlying problem of jaw & biting position has not been addressed.

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