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Relieving Head & Neck Pain

Home Relieving Head & Neck Pain

Relieving Headaches
and Neck Pain with Biofunctional Dentistry

Our Santa Rosa, CA office serves Sonoma County & the Bay Area including San Francisco, Petaluma, Napa

(“TMJ”-like symptoms)
Over 40 million Americans suffer from Myofascial Pain Dysfunction (MPD), a condition that causes headaches and muscular pain. Dr. Klim uses advanced biofunctional diagnostic techniques to decrease painful tension in the head, neck, and shoulder muscles.

Caleb In PainMany suffer from Myofascial Pain Dysfunction (MPD) and are not sure of the nature of their condition and how to solve it. You may have heard other terms that describe this condition such as TMJ or TMD. This is short for Temporomandibular Joints. Craniomandibular Dysfunction (CMD) or Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) are another terms dentist use.

Estimates show that this disorder afflicts over forty million Americans. If you are one of them, you will relate to several of the following conditions:

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  • Headaches
  • Dizziness
  • Numbness of fingers and arms
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Limited movement of the jaw
  • Locking of the jaw
  • Clicking or grating sounds in the jaw joint
  • Pain behind the eyes
  • Neck, shoulder or back pain
  • Unexplained loosening of teeth
  • Earaches, stuffiness or ringing
  • Pain or soreness in and around the jaw joints
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The biofunctional balanced approach is ADA and FDA approved. This technology is scientific and is validated as an aid in diagnosing head, bite, and neck disorders.

Underlying conditions relating to TMJ-like symptoms often involve a  combination of systemic, emotional, and structural leading to physiologic imbalance. If we were to compare headaches to an overflowing dam, the reservoir is filled with run-off from rain, hail, sleet, and snow. When too many of these factors are present, there is an overflow resulting in a flood over the dam. Similarly, postural, emotional,  systemic, and structural contributing factors may overflow the neurological threshold to culminate in symptoms borne by the head, neck, and jaw.

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Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation (TENS) and Electromyograph (EMG). These instruments have been used for years in medical specialties and is now being used in dentistry to measure muscle dysfunction of the jaw, which is the major culprit in over than 90% of patients reporting headache profiles.

When one is experiencing MPD symptoms, there is most always an underlying structural and postural problem with the neck and jaw.  This leads to over-activation of the jaw, head and neck muscles. And, in time, will lead to tension, spasms, and pain. To improve MPD symptoms, the jaw and neck posture must be brought back into physiologic balance.

As described above, multiple symptoms make MPD difficult to diagnose. This is why an accurate diagnosis is important prior to expediting a solution.

The major component of diagnosis in our office is cone-beam CT (CBCT) analysis, Jaw Tracking, Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation (TENS), Electromyograph (EMG), and Jaw Joint Sonograph. These instruments have been used for years in medical specialties and are now being used in dentistry to measure postural balance and muscle dysfunction of the jaw, which is the major culprit in the majority of patients reporting headache profiles.

If you have further questions, or think you may have symptoms related to MPD, TMJ, or TMD, please schedule a consultation with Dr. Klim.

Our office is located in Santa Rosa, but we welcome patients in from San Francisco, Sonoma County & Bay Area.

Biofunctional Assessments

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Jaw Tracking
Jaw tracking documents the jaw movements (range of motion) to the cranial base (the skull).  Often there are “TMJ symptoms”, when the lower jaw is in a retruded posture to the cranial base

 

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Deep bite

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Orthotic providing postural balance for the bite.

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CBCT Imaging
Accessing the skeletal neck and lower jaw balance is part of a TMD diagnosis.  The alignment of the dental bite will impact the alignment of the cervical vertebra in the neck.

 

Kathy at open bite

 

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EMG Diagnosis
Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation (TENS) and Electromyograph (EMG). These instruments have been used for years in medical specialties and is now being used in dentistry to measure muscle dysfunction of the jaw, which is the major culprit in over than 90% of patients reporting headache profiles.

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Jaw Joint Imaging
Jaw joints will remodel if the dental bite causes joint postural compression or overloading.  CBCT imaging is part of the diagnosis to assist in building a solution for “TMJ symptoms”.

 

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Jaw joint compression

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Jaw joint after decompression with a bite orthotic.

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Michael (above) now enjoys the comfort of happy facial muscles, relaxed eye muscles, and his friends say he looks years younger… thanks to biofunctional aesthetics and Dr. Klim.

Biofunctional Head and Neck Balance

Other Benefits from Biofuncitonal Balanced Dentistry:

An important component of smile design is to make certain that the biomechanical system is working well. How the lower jaw moves makes an incredible difference on how a person’s muscles feel, how the teeth wear, and the shape and appearance of the face. As you can see in the before and after repose and profile examples (Lisa, Michael, and Beverly), there are major enhancements to the facial features. In these particular cases, the teeth get their day in the spotlight. However, it is Dr. Klim’s purpose to round out the presentation by paying close attention to the position of the upper lip, the contour of the lower face, and to create conditions conducive to happy muscles of the head, neck, and shoulders. When the muscles responsible for moving the lower jaw are in optimal condition, there is a corresponding impact on the openness of the eyes, the distinctive cheekbone line angles, and the length of the lower face. After corrective treatment, you will notice that the face appears to be more relaxed, giving the person a more peaceful countenance.

One of the many rewarding benefits about Biofunctional Balanced Dentistry  is that it involves more than teeth. It is the full encasement of happy face muscles, balanced head and neck posture,  smooth facial lines, relaxed countenance and a radiant smile that says, “I am having a great face day!” with out facial and nec.

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Before: Tired facial muscles, head pain, droopy eyes, shortened lower face… before lower jaw realignment.

After: Happy facial muscles, head pain gone, alert eyes, aesthetic lengthening of lower face after lower jaw alignment, NON-SURGICAL.

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