TMJ Therapy

Dr. Benjamin Shepperd TMJ treatment starts with an evaluation of you to see in what ways your temporomandibular joint may be healthy or unhealthy. Then coming up with a overall plan. Some plans may take longer than others. In order to restabilize your joint so that your joint, your muscles, and your teeth can function holistically as a healthy and stable system. Dr. Benjamin Shepperd Different TMJ treatments involve splint therapy, involve clear aligner therapy, involve restorative dentistry to help position the joint in a healthy, stable position with some of the restorations on your teeth. The good thing about it is it's patient-specific. The fun part about it is we get to study each and every patient individually to see which would be best for each patient. There's a big correlation with these types of treatments and sleep, broadly enough. Dr. Benjamin Shepperd I've had patients where I call them after the first night of wearing a splint, and some have told me that this is the first night they felt like they didn't have to wear their sleep apnea CPAP machine for the time in over 20 years, which is such a profound statement on just how much you can change someone's life with splint therapy.