Treatment of Head, Neck and Facial Pain Disorders (TMJ)
Delivering Proven Solutions for head, neck and facial pain caused by TMJ. Every year, millions of people suffer from pain and other symptoms of TMJ. These include: unexplained pain in your face, jaw, teeth, or that headache that continues to return. Many people go from doctor to doctor searching for relief, but no one is sure of the origin of their condition or how to solve it. If you are suffering from:
- Migraines
- Neck aches
- Numbness in your fingers or arms
- Facial pain
- Clicking or grating sound in the jaw joints
- Limited movement or locking of the jaw
- Congestion or stuffiness of the ears
- Worn chipping or cracked teeth
- Cracking, chipping or breaking dental restorations
- Pain or soreness around the jaw joints or ears
- Pain in teeth that seem to move around
- Unexplained loose teeth
...we may be able to help you!
Once Dr. Green or Dr. Spiller have diagnosed you, they can determine the best course of treatment for your specific needs. Typically, treatment will follow three steps:
- Relieve muscle spasm and pain
- Stabilize the bite
- Discuss long-term management (the best way to correct your bite in a more permanent way)
- 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 many that have been previously unable to find relief.
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