Neuromuscular Dentistry

Your Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) is one of the most complex and flexible joints in the body. It is this joint which connects your jaw to your skull and allows your jaw to move freely so you can eat, laugh and talk. Neuromuscular dentistry is a discipline of dental care that seeks to find the relaxed position of the muscles of the head and neck to place the jaw into an optimal physiologic position and correct the underlying cause of facial, head and neck pain or discomfort.

This technique is effective in treating patients with various levels of head and neck pain. Neuromuscular dentistry is also used to determine the optimal jaw position before restorative dental procedures, thereby greatly increasing the longevity of restorations and natural dentition.

IF YOU SUFFER FROM:

• Headaches
• Unexplained loose teeth
• Worn, chipped or cracked teeth
• Cracked, chipped or broken dental restorations
• Jaw pain or soreness around the jaw joints
• Pain in teeth that seems to move around
• Neck, shoulder or back pain
• Facial pain
• Clicking or grating sounds in the jaw joints
• Limited movement or locking jaw
• Numbness in your fingers and arms
• Congestion or stuffiness of the ears without any sign of infection

Then We May Be Able To Help You

The underlying conditions that cause these signs and symptoms are structural, biochemical and emotional. The structural problem is almost always present and leads to over activation of the jaw, head and neck muscles. Over a period of time it can lead to pain, tension and spasms.

These symptoms are often referred to as TMJ, TMD, or MPD.

Neuromuscular Dentistry treats these conditions by placing the teeth and jaw in its optimal position, relieving the symptoms, as listed above, associated with TMJ.