Headaches and Neck Pain That Start in Your Jaw
A lot of people treat their headaches as a head problem. When the headaches come back every morning or sit right at the temples, the jaw is often the real source. The muscles that control your bite run up the sides of your face and connect through your neck, so jaw tension translates directly into neck pain and head pressure.
Dr. Rohr looks for the connection between your bite alignment and your pain pattern. Fixing the bite mechanics often clears up the headaches and neck pain without any medication at all.
Appliance Therapy and Myofunctional Therapy Options
Appliance therapy uses a custom oral appliance worn at night to hold your jaw in a position that takes pressure off the joint and surrounding muscles. It's comfortable, non-invasive, and works well for patients who clench or grind in their sleep.
Myofunctional therapy takes a different angle. It focuses on retraining how you breathe, swallow, and hold your tongue at rest, all of which affect jaw position and muscle tension. Some patients need one approach, some need both. Dr. Rohr maps out which path fits your situation after the evaluation.
Tooth Sensitivity Linked to Jaw Problems
Tooth sensitivity isn't always about cavities or enamel erosion from acidic food. When you clench hard at night, the pressure can make teeth ache and feel sensitive to cold or sweets. Patients often come in thinking they need fillings, and the real issue is a bite under constant stress.
Addressing the jaw problem directly reduces that pressure, and the sensitivity often settles down on its own. If you've been noticing sensitivity without an obvious dental cause, jaw pain treatment is worth exploring.
