The multidisciplinary orofacial pain management model includes patient education, self-care, medications, physical therapy, behavior modification including relaxation strategies and occlusal splint (orthotic) therapy including oral appliances for sleep disorders.
These services are rendered by dental and physical therapy faculty, with support from a radiologist, pharmacologist, and oral medicine and sleep apnea dental specialists.
WHAT IS OROFACIAL PAIN?
Orofacial Pain is characterized by aching, throbbing, sharp or burning pain in the head, neck, face, mouth, gums, or teeth; pain with chewing, yawning or talking; jaw popping or grinding sounds, jaw catching, or locking; restricted jaw opening. Orofacial pain also includes unexplained or unresolved tooth pain after endodontic procedures (root canals), extractions, or implants.
WHAT IS DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE?
As part of a team of physicians, sleep medicine specialists, and surgeons, we work with many different oral appliances for the treatment of sleep breathing disorders including Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Our extensive knowledge of temporomandibular structures allows us to treat sleep breathing disorders and OSA with appropriate attention and follow-up for airway, sleep and jaw health.