At Miami Designer Smiles, we prioritize your total oral health. One aspect that often gets overlooked, but is integral to your ability to eat, speak, and smile, is the health of your temporomandibular joint, or TMJ. Many individuals are living with TMJ pain in Miami, not realizing that non-surgical options exist that can alleviate their discomfort and improve their quality of life.
Understanding TMJ Disorder
Before we delve into the various non-invasive treatments offered at Miami Designer Smiles, it’s important to understand precisely what the TMJ is and how it functions. The temporomandibular joint, located on both sides of your head in front of your ears, connects your mandible (jawbone) to your temporal bone (skull). It is responsible for allowing you to open and close your mouth, chew, speak, and swallow.
When there are issues with the TMJ, which might be due to a range of reasons including stress, teeth grinding, misaligned teeth, poor posture, or even gum chewing, people experience TMJ disorder. This disorder can cause a myriad of uncomfortable symptoms like jaw pain, difficulties in opening and closing the mouth, clicking or popping noises in the joint, headaches or migraines, and earaches.
Non-Surgical Options for TMJ Relief
At Miami Designer Smiles, Dr. Raul Garcia and Dr. Concepcion Sanchez-Garcia use state-of-the-art techniques to provide effective, non-surgical solutions for TMJ disorder. Some of these treatment options include:
Neuromuscular Dentistry
Miami Designer Smiles focuses on practicing neuromuscular dentistry. This holistic approach to dental care takes into account the nerves, joints, muscles, and blood vessels that affect your bite. By addressing all components that contribute to your oral health, we can effectively treat TMJ disorder at its root cause, providing long-lasting relief from TMJ pain.
Controlled Arch Braces
Controlled Arch Braces are a form of orthodontic treatment available at Miami Designer Smiles. This system combines traditional braces with neuromuscular concepts, working to combat the issues caused by an unbalanced or imperfect bite by aligning both your teeth and jaws correctly.
Injection Therapy with Botox
Although best known for its anti-aging benefits, Botox is also helpful in relieving pain caused by severe TMJ disorder. The treatment involves injecting Botox into the affected muscles to reduce pain and improve range of motion.
Customized TMJ Disorder Treatment
At Miami Designer Smiles, we understand that every patient is unique. Therefore, we offer personalized treatment plans designed to relieve your TMJ pain and improve oral function. We conduct a comprehensive initial assessment using state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and physical assessments to understand the precise cause of your TMJ disorder. Based on our findings, we then tailor a treatment plan that best suits your needs and lifestyle.
Our TMJ Disorder Success Stories
The success of Miami Designer Smiles in treating TMJ disorder non-surgically is well-documented. We’ve transformed the lives of many of our patients, like Dayami, who enjoyed an improved quality of life following full mouth rehabilitation, and Carl, who found long-term relief from chronic TMJ pain, teeth grinding, and bite collapse by opting for Controlled Arch Orthodontics.
No longer does TMJ pain have to be something you manage or endure. At Miami Designer Smiles, you can find relief from TMJ pain in Miami and regain your quality of life.