Advanced TMJ Technology Westchester County

Cone beam computed tomography provides high-resolution, 3D images of your jaw joints. This helps us diagnose TMJ with greater accuracy and guides the treatment best suited to your needs. By spotting early signs of abnormal wear, we can recommend care before more serious damage occurs.

T-Scan lets us measure the bite forces at every point as your teeth come together when biting or chewing. This helps us understand the imbalances in your bite that can cause damage to your teeth, wear of your jaw joints, and tension in your muscles.

We use the T-Scan to help us in diagnosing and treating TMJ disorder.

This technique lets us measure the activity and tension level in your muscles. This gives us a full picture of imbalance and dysfunction that might underlie your TMJ. It helps us ensure that treatment eliminates painful tension in the muscles of your jaw, head, and neck.

Exercises and stretches can often relieve mild TMJ symptoms, especially MPD. Muscle relaxants or TENS therapy may also help. For MPD and DD, a bite splint can align the jaw and reduce strain. Once improvement is achieved, dental restorations can help maintain alignment and repair damage.

TMJ surgery, once common, is now a last resort due to complications. Today, Westchester County TMJ dentist Dr. Mejia focuses on effective, nonsurgical treatments such as:

There’s no need to travel to NYC to get quality care for your jaw pain. Let Dr. Mejia and her caring, expert team help you get treatment close to home.

Please call (914) 594-6854 to request an appointment at Westchester TMJ & Sleep, located in Mohegan Lake, NY.