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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Good News for Headache and Facial Pain Sufferers

There is good news for chronic headache and facial pain sufferers. With new technology, we as neuromuscular dentists can evaluate the activity of involved jaw muscles by using electromyography or EMGs. This is similar to an EKG which evaluates the heart's muscle activity. Using EMG's, computerized jaw scans, and a TENs unit to relax the muscles, we are able to not only locate which muscles are tense and fatigued, but also find the position the jaw and muscles will be relaxed and comfortable. Using these recording or scans as a guideline, a dental appliance (an orthosis) is fabricated to allow the jaw to be in that comfortable position. This often brings relief to the patient who may have suffered for years with chronic tension headaches. Often, more permanet treatments may an option for many patients. This year alone we have treated multiple headache pain suffers and reduced the frequency and intensity of their pain. Most have had their pain eliminated!!! If you have have been to ENT's, neurologists, chiropractors, osteopaths and still have headaches, it may be YOUR BITE that is the cause of the pain!! Call our office for more information and treatment evaluation.

posted by Terry Forsberg DDS at 7:29 PM