“My new smile has changed my life!”

– Karen R.

Millions of Americans suffer daily with the pain and discomfort of headaches, neck, shoulder and back pain, dental and facial soreness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting and ringing in the ears. If you suffer from some or all of these symptoms you may be a victim of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD/TMJ), a disorder involving the jaw joint.

A neuromuscular dentist (such as Dr. Sue Wendling) specializes in diagnosing and treating temporomandibular joint disorder, while alleviating the symptoms that can cause pain and discomfort in many areas of the body. Many people are misdiagnosed and treated inappropriately when their pain is thought to be caused by tension, migraine or sinus headaches, or ear infections, and they are prescribed pain medication to mask the pain but nothing is done to correct the disorder.

TMD/TMJ most commonly is the result of a misalignment of the jaw caused by trauma, disease, the aging process or habits such as teeth clenching and grinding or holding a telephone between your shoulder and ear for extended periods of time. Dr. Sue Wendling of Wendling Cosmetic and Reconstructive Dentistry was specially trained in neuromuscular dentistry at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for
Advanced Dental Studies and has extensive experience in implementing the most advanced neuromuscular dentistry procedures and technologies to deliver the best care available to her patients. TMD/TMJ is a treatable, reversible disorder using neuromuscular dentistry procedures, technology and treatments.

If you suffer from headaches, neck, shoulder or back pain or other symptoms associated with TMD/TMJ and live in the Portland, Lake Oswego or West Linn, Oregon area, please contact Wendling Cosmetic Dentistry today and learn how neuromuscular dentistry can help you.