"Tell me and I forget.

Show me and I remember,

let me do it and I understand."

-Confucius

Temporomandibular joint functional therapy

Do you go to the dentist for headaches and neck pain?

Yes, because possibly a wrong bite is the cause!

Many adults suffer from various pain symptoms in the oral and maxillofacial area, but also from headaches or pain that goes beyond the area of the head and whose cause you would not initially associate with your masticatory organ, e.g. neck tension, back problems, shoulder pain or hip problems.

However, only very few of those affected have ever thought of talking to their dentist.

The cause of many pain symptoms, even chronic ones, is a disturbance in the interaction of the upper and lower jaw and the chewing muscles. Tension in the chewing muscles can easily spread through the cervical and lumbar spine to the pelvic area. The transmission of pain signals into the nervous system can ultimately lead to neurophysiological reactions and thus to chronic pain.

These chewing dysfunctions - the clinical picture is called CMD (cranio-mandibular dysfunction) - are triggered by the fact that the chewing and biting surfaces do not fit together perfectly.

The problem is triggered by the fact that the chewing and biting surfaces do not fit together perfectly, e.g. due to misaligned teeth, tooth extractions, faulty dentures, braces or injuries.

Self-test

Check whether you need a CMD examination:

Grinding and clenching your teeth
Single or multiple teeth are sensitive
Reduced mouth opening
Painful chewing muscles
Pain when chewing
Pain in the temporomandibular joint region
Cracking and/or rubbing noises
Pain in the neck and shoulders
Back pain
Pain in the cervical spine
Ringing in the ears/pain in the ear region
Stress
Depression

The more questions you have answered with "yes", the more likely it is that you have a jaw dysfunction (CMD).

If you are unsure whether a CMD examination is appropriate for you, you are welcome to contact us for a preliminary examination.

The recognition and correct treatment is not always easy and requires interdisciplinary expert knowledge. Often patients have already had several unsuccessful attempts at therapy, including with so-called grinding splints or dental splints.

We can do something for you with these symptoms:

Tension headache
Neck tension
Back pain
Ringing in the ears, tinnitus
Dizziness during movement
Cracking of the jaw joint
Restricted mouth opening
Pain in the ear/jaw joint

Our services for you

CMD quick check

Brief examination and consultation for your initial information, with explanation of the scope and costs of any necessary measures.

Comprehensive CMD examination

Independent examination with diagnosis and planning of further treatment.

Bite analysis and temporomandibular joint measurement

Computer-aided three-dimensional movement analysis of the temporomandibular joints in real time. It doesn't get any more precise than this.

Checking the bite using digital jaw models and recording your data on the computer.

Transfer of your data to a digital chewing simulator.

Splint therapy

Insertion of a CAD-CAM manufactured bite correction splint based on your computer-aided digital measurement data. The bite correction splint compensates for the bite defects and leads to relief.

Another advantage of the functional splint is that it prevents the wear of individual teeth or dentures that can result from overloading.

Final prosthetic restoration

...takes place after the function has been corrected. The splint is worn until the target position of the teeth or your therapeutic bite position is achieved and stable. Only then are any necessary corrections, replacement of fillings or planning of high-quality implant work carried out.