Head and neck pain is often the result of jaw dysfunction. Jaw dysfunction occurs when the jaw joints don’t work correctly due to abnormally tense muscles. One of the factors that can lead to this tension is a strained bite position.
 

This tension on the bones and joints can deform the jaw bones, making them ragged and rough and unable to function smoothly. Pain from TMJ, and/or noises like popping and grinding can occur when you move your jaw and indicate that damage has likely occurred. Accommodating the jaw to this damage can lead to further muscle tension which can produce pain in your face, neck, and shoulders and additional damage to the joints of the head and neck.
 

We use our high-tech dental CAT scan to take highly detailed 3-D images to show you exactly how your facial, neck and joint bones look and determine if we’re seeing any degeneration. You will be able to see and understand precisely what is happening to your jaw and what we can do to help correct any problems.
 

For head and neck pain relief, the muscles of the jaw must be comfortable. For the muscles to be comfortable, they must be in balanced “tone” and not abnormally tense due to constantly maintaining a poor position.
 

We determine your physiologically comfortable position by relaxing the muscles with Tensing. When we determine this position, we make an orthotic for you to use to guide your muscles to this position. This allows the muscles to relax, the damage to cease, and healing to occur.