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We offer a comprehensive program to control
chronic orofacial, head, and neck pain.
The most common symptoms that patients
have are: headaches, jaw pain, jaw clicking
and popping, painful opening and chewing,
neck pain, ear aches, and toothaches.
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Headache that originates in the temporalis
muscle is very common among headache
sufferers. |
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| Ear aches and tooth
aches that don’t respond to
normal treatments may be due to referred
pain from the muscles of mastication.
Also the jaw joint (TMJ) is right
in front of the ear canal, so pain
in this joint may be felt as ear pain.
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treatment program
is tailored to each patient’s needs
which will include from 3 to 6 visits,
and can be programmed in 1 to 2 weeks.
After this the patient will be taught
a maintenance program which will be followed
at home, to continue managing the problem.
In many occasions a mandibular intra oral
appliance will be made to help control
habits and bruxism. The rate of success
after 1 year is very high if the patient
continues to follow a simple maintenance
program at home.
NO MEDICATIONS
In most cases the treatment will not involve
medications.
We can also combine
this treatment with other dental needs
such as dental restorations and Periodontics.
Many patients have visited us from the
United States, Canada, and Spain, and
sinsce the treatment, have been able to
feel free of pain.
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