Jaw Pain & Dysfunction / Myofascial Pain Management
Treatment of pain arising from the chewing muscles themselves — trigger points, muscle spasm, and referred pain patterns that mimic toothache, earache, or headache even when the joint is healthy.
Muscle palpation maps active trigger points; treatment combines trigger-point injections, therapeutic botulinum toxin for overactive masseter/temporalis when indicated, custom splints to reduce clenching load, home-care stretching, and PT coordination.
Patients who clench/grind, wake with sore jaws/temples, have tender muscle "knots," experience tension headaches, or have facial pain with normal dental/joint findings.
- Treats the muscular source many providers overlook
- Trigger-point/Botox therapy provide lasting relaxation
- Reduces headaches and referred "tooth" pain
- Protects teeth/implants from clenching forces.
Diagnostic imaging excludes joint/dental causes; iTero bite records shape precisely balanced therapeutic splints.
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Every consultation at our Cambria Heights office starts with a 3D scan and a clear, written plan.
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