Treating Your TMJ Pain -We’re Going High Tech with Cold Laser Therapy

Laser TMJ Treatment In the COVID era, we see folks with chronic facial pain almost daily. We know that your pain is real, and just as like a spasm in any other part of our body, we need to calm the fire in your muscles while preventing future flare-ups. Dr. Bloom, an...

Your TMJ Pain—Fifteen Minutes to Relief Sounds Good To Me, How About You?

We Can Treat Your TMJ pain At Chairside Easily! Often in fifteen minutes or less, David can calm your pain (severe pain) with a QuickSplint. This is a small appliance (customized to your bite)— the longer you wear it, the better you’ll feel. What is does so...

Get Your Bite in Harmony— Be Proactive About Your Health

Last Wednesday, David put on his instructor’s hat (one of four on head faculty) teaching the four-day introductory course at the Pankey Institute (elite teaching center for dentists-Key Biscayne Fla.). Although it’s a marathon effort (often logging in...

Botox Won’t Cure Your Blinding TMJ and Headache Pain!

Lately, patients have been asking if I use Botox to treat TMJ pain. The short answer is no. While Botox gives you temporary relief by paralyzing muscle, it doesn’t treat the imbalance causing your pain. Not to get too into the weeds, but as a TMJ specialist...

Bruxing Will Destroy Your Teeth, You Must Protect Yourself Today!

Pamela here (Dr. Bloom’s wife) sharing my very recent experience of having my custom bite splint made. Oh my—I now have a very different appreciation for the precision, time, and care that goes into this process. It begins in the lab— Heidi makes the initial...