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Contact Dr. Ziv in the Thousand Oaks area to learn more about TMJ treatment for bite and jaw alignment disorders.
Toll Free Phone:
800.5.SMILES
(800.576.4537)
Local Phone:
818.991.0263
Address:
5353 Reyes Adobe Rd.
Suite B - Agoura Hills
California 91301
Providing Thousand Oaks-Area Patients with Outstanding TMJ Treatment – Pain Relief through Neuromuscular Dentistry
Do you suffer from regular headaches, neck pain, or soreness in your jaw? Have you turned to countless doctors and specialists without experiencing any improvement? Have you been told that nobody can figure out where your pain is coming from? You may be suffering from a relatively common condition known as temporomandibular joint disease, or TMJ disease. At his office in Agoura Hills near Westlake Village, Calabasas, Malibu, and Thousand Oaks, Dr. Jonathan Ziv is trained to diagnose TMJ disease and offer treatment to eliminate the condition, and has helped many people lead more comfortable lives as a result.
- What Is Neuromuscular Dentistry?
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disease
- TMJ Disease Symptoms
- TMJ Treatment Options
What Is Neuromuscular Dentistry?
Neuromuscular dentistry is the art and science of using the relaxed position of facial muscles to place the jaw in its optimal position. Thirty years of research and clinical trials have shown this TMJ treatment technique to be very effective in eliminating chronic migraines and neck pain. Placing the jaw optimally before performing restorative dentistry also increases the lifetime of any dental work you have, and protects your natural teeth. Dr. Ziv is one of very few dentists accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry who has extensive training and experience in neuromuscular dentistry.
While Dr. Ziv devotes a great deal of his time improving and re-creating smiles, he has an equal passion for helping those with chronic head and neck pain caused by poor occlusion at his office near Thousand Oaks through his TMJ treatment options.
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disease
Temporomandibular joint disease (also known as TMD, or TMJ disease) is a chronic degenerative disease that may take years to develop. It is a progressive condition, and if left untreated can cause severe damage to the teeth. People who suffer from TMJ disease have a structural imbalance in their jaw-to-skull relationship, caused by a misaligned bite.
TMJ Disease Symptoms
The disease can cause the following and other symptoms:
* Migraines
* Tinnitus
* Facial pain
* Dizziness
* Neck pain
* Vertigo
* Nausea
* Clicking and popping noises
* Locked Jaw
These can all be symptoms of TMJ disease, as are head and facial pain, earaches or stuffiness in ears, numbness in fingers and arms, limited movement or locking of jaw, and pain behind the eyes. Patients suffering from these symptoms should contact our office serving the Thousand Oaks area for TMJ treatment as soon as possible.
Ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, is a symptom of TMJ disease that is commonly misdiagnosed but, with proper treatment, can be relieved. Tinnitus often results from a strained bite caused by jaw misalignment. The complex network of nerves and muscles throughout the head, including the ears, can be affected when the bite is improperly aligned. If you experience tinnitus it may be due to an unstable or misaligned bite. If that is the case, Dr. Ziv can treat the source of the problem, stabilizing and realigning the bite so that the entire jaw area works in harmony.
By the time many of our patients arrive in our office, they have already been seen by chiropractors, neurologists, and ear and nose specialists—without substantial relief of symptoms. They may even have been referred to a psychiatrist because they've been told that "it's all in your mind," or have had thoughts of suicide.
Our experience has been that otherwise unexplained and chronic head, neck, and facial pain is often symptomatic of TMJ disorder. We can usually reduce and often eliminate the pain experienced by our patients, even those who have been requiring injectable painkillers just to function at a minimal level.
TMJ Treatment Options
Many people go through years of debilitating headaches and migraines, requiring stronger and stronger medication as their pain worsens. Some of these people even consider surgery, not realizing that their problems have a treatable cause—a worn-down or misaligned bite.
Using advanced technical equipment at our office near Thousand Oaks, Dr. Ziv's TMJ treatment first locates the correct jaw position. With the use of bio-electronic instruments and other advanced dental technology, he measures the dynamics of the jaw's opening and closing in three dimensions, and gauges the activity of key muscles that control the jaw. This procedure reveals whether the jaw is in or near its optimal position, and whether the occlusion (how your teeth come together) should be changed to relieve your pain. If you or someone you know suffers from head or neck pain, there is hope. Make an appointment for a noninvasive test and begin the path toward relief from severe pain.
Contact Our Office for Non-Surgical TMJ Treatment
All of our TMJ treatment procedures are non-surgical and do not require or include pain medication. If you have been suffering and nobody has been able to relieve your symptoms, contact our Thousand Oaks-area office to see if our TMJ treatments can help you live a more comfortable life.