The jaw is rarely the whole story.
Clenching, headaches, and jaw pain often trace back to your bite and your airway.a1We look for what’s driving the tension — then work to relieve it.
Do any of these sound like you?
TMJ care isn’t one-size-fits-all. Depending on what we find, that can mean appliance therapy, addressing the bite, airway-focused care, or targeted treatment for muscle tension — aimed at real relief, not a temporary fix.
Orofacial pain, treated at the source.
Orofacial pain evaluation
Head, neck, and facial pain mapped properly — Dr. Samadian is a Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, and the workup looks beyond the teeth to muscles, joints, bite, and airway.
Precision appliance therapy
A custom orthotic that decompresses the joint and calms the muscles — engineered to your bite, not a boil-and-bite guard.
Bite reconstruction
When the bite itself is driving the pain, we rebuild it — restoring worn or collapsed teeth to a position the joint and muscles can finally rest in.
Muscle & tension care
Targeted treatment for clenching and muscle-driven pain, including therapeutic options for the jaw muscles when they won't let go.
TMJ relief, in their words.
Real relief from a TMJ disorder that had worn her down.
Chihiro
Her TMJ treatment journey, start to finish.
Lindsay
Addressing her TMJ — and helping her feel like herself again.
Carrie
TMJ treatment that finally gave her relief.
Grace
Her experience with a TMJ disorder, and the care that helped.
Olivia
Real Dion Health patients — in their own videos from our YouTube channel and in before-and-after photographs taken in our practice. Individual results vary and are not guaranteed.
What people ask about jaw pain.
What is a TMJ disorder?
An umbrella term for problems involving the jaw joint and the muscles that move it. It shows up as jaw pain, clicking or locking, headaches, facial and neck tension, ear fullness, and worn or sensitive teeth.
Why would you look at my airway for jaw pain?
Because clenching and grinding often trace back to how you are breathing at night, and to how your bite loads. Treating the joint without asking what is driving the tension tends to address the symptom and leave the cause running.
Isn't a night guard the answer?
Sometimes it is part of it. A guard protects teeth from the force of grinding, which is worth doing — but it does not answer why you are grinding. We use appliances as one piece of a plan, not as the whole plan.
What happens at a first visit for jaw pain?
We take a history of your pain and your sleep, examine the joint and muscles, look at how your teeth are wearing, and image where it is warranted. You leave understanding what we think is driving it and what the options are.
How long does TMJ treatment take?
It depends on what is causing it and how long it has been going on, so an honest answer needs an exam first. We will give you a range in writing rather than a number we cannot stand behind.
Let's find what's driving it
Bring us your jaw pain.
A conversation about your bite, your airway, and the tension you've been living with.
- a1.Obstructed breathing during sleep is associated with fragmented, less-restorative sleep and daytime fatigue. Dental appliance therapy and airway-focused care are recognized management options for appropriate candidates; a diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing is made by a physician. This is general information, not a promise of individual results.