Treatment for TMJ/TMD and jaw pain often involves conservative therapy with the use of oral orthotics or “splints”. In our office, day use splints are usually fabricated to be worn on the bottom teeth to make it more comfortable, less noticeable and easier to speak with it in. We generally prescribe a separate splint for night time use which is worn on the upper teeth. In addition to use of the splints, other therapies for jaw pain treatment may include:

• Therapeutic injections to help “unlock” your jaw
• Prolo-therapy
• Trigger point injections
• Botox
• Massage therapy
• Medical acupuncture
• Moist heat application
• TENS therapy
• Ultrasound
• Iontophoresis