If you’ve been told your jaw pain, facial pain, or headaches are something “you need to live with” or you’ve been provided a nightguard that hasn’t helped and offered no other options, you are likely looking for another option.
At New York TMJ & Orofacial Pain, every visit starts the same way: we listen first. Before any exam, we sit down with you for what we call a diagnostic conversation, because the history of your pain usually points to the cause, if someone takes the time to hear it. Compassion is the starting point here, not an afterthought: we validate what you’re feeling, we don’t rush you, and we build your treatment plan around you specifically, not a standard protocol. We commonly start conservatively wherever possible, favoring homecare strategies, short term medication use, targeted exercises, oral appliances, and muscle, joint and tendon injections based on the diagnoses established. We also discuss our thoughts and plan of action with your physician when something beyond the jaw may be contributing to your pain.
Our team of Orofacial Pain doctors have spent their careers solving problems such as yours, not applying a one size fits all TMJ protocol. That means an accurate diagnosis instead of a guess, and a treatment plan built around your specific problem and your understanding of the steps needed to help you feel better.
Orofacial Pain care is what we do and we welcome the challenges you may bring to our practice.