TMJ Pain and Headache Relief at Raleigh Facial Pain Center

December 23-26, 2011 Friday-Monday	Christmas Holiday - Office Closed
December 30, 2011 Friday	New Year Holiday - Office Closed
February 18, 2012 Saturday	Dr Yount lecture and hands-on appliance lab at NC AGD meeting
March 2-4, 2012 Friday-Sunday	Mahan Alumni Annual Update Meeting

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I was given lots of information to take home and read. Dr. Yount made a mouth splint for me that began to make a difference just two nights later. He also prescribed medication for me to help me sleep and relax. By my next appointment I felt much better. Read more testimonials...

Tension Headache
Headaches are for all practical purposes a hidden epidemic, yet are not considered a serious problem. Each year over 45 million Americans suffer chronic headaches. Pediatric headaches increased from 14% to 50% from 1972 to 1991. Headache sufferers spend over $2 billion on over-the-counter medications. Statistics show 48% of women and 38% of men have tension headaches while only 18% of women and 9% of men have migraines. ...Read Article

Burning Mouth Syndrome
The classic case of Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a constant burning sensation in the mouth with no obvious or visual tissue changes, lesions, or defects. BMS affects approximately 5% of the population ...Read Article

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You do not have to live with tension headaches, jaw or tooth pain, restricted opening or burning mouth.

Raleigh Facial Pain Center can help you achieve a better quality of life through interdisciplinary pain management. With over 10 years' experience treating and healing patients of all ages, we use our extensive knowledge and experience to seek and find the root cause of your pain. We then use an integrated holistic treatment approach to end your suffering.

Introduction to Chronic Pain

You have pain that just won’t go away – an earache without an infection, a toothache without obvious causes, a daily headache, you can’t open your mouth wide, or you have ongoing jaw pain. You suffer every day of your life. You’ve been to the doctor and dentist but your pain seems resistant to every effort.

You’ve probably become very frustrated with the intrusion of pain in your life. You’re tired of feeling like a hypochondriac – as if you were making up symptoms to get attention. You’re worried about the costs in the form of time, money, and missed workdays.

You are worried about cost of healthcare, but you should be more focused on the cost of not treating your pain timely or appropriately. Did you know that in the U.S. approximately 700 million workdays are lost each year at a cost of $60 billion? (2002 figures)

Appliances

THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT IS THE "TMJ" APPLIANCE,
THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHAT IS THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB

Upon graduation from dental school there were many voids in our knowledge base. At best, the four-year curriculum is packed with mostly pertinent knowledge on all the services a good dentist provides. Unfortunately, we find that we have to spend an inordinate amount of money and time increasing our abilities so we can provide expanded services. As you expand your services, you must develop knowledge and clinical skills to provide such expanded service. Great businessmen would advise us that we should expand our services in areas where the demand is greatest and then limit how far we go in that one service area.