Neuromuscular dentistry (NMD) enhances traditional dentistry and describes the additional factors of jaw muscles and joints, which affect the bite and how the whole masticatory system works. The bite or what dentists call occlusion is a primary concern in virtually all areas of dental care. Most people don't realize that their bite can be a primary cause of pain and dysfunction of the head and neck. NMD goes beyond using your habitual bite as the basis for diagnosis and for planning treatment. NMD considers the entire system that controls the jaw. Many people can benefit from this advanced method of dealing with nerve and muscle pain, which may also be related to the jaw joints (TMJ). This treatment has helped people with a number of pain problems such as:
- Headaches – tension, migraines and sinus related
- Neck, back and shoulder pain
- Jaw joint pain (TMJ)
By understanding how jaw alignment issues and poorly designed and defective dental restorations can be changed, we can reduce or even eliminate pain. You may benefit from the latest devices, such as computer-aided instruments, to measure your jaw joint and muscle activity or from an appliance (an orthotic), which is frequently prescribed to evaluate and reduce pain levels. In addition, it is frequently a benefit to coordinate our dental and jaw treatment with other forms of care from different specialists and therapists, such as neurologists, ear, nose and throat specialists, massage therapists, chiropractors and other forms of multidisciplined care may be necessary to provide diagnosis and relief of pain.
Few dentists provide the level of treatment and even fewer have the education and experience that we can provide our patients that require this type of care.
Please call and speak with our expert staff or if you wish, come and meet us and allow us to provide a no charge consultation.
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