Treatment Options
Orofacial pain can come from the jaw joints, the chewing muscles, the nerves of the face, or headache pathways — and often from more than one at once. Dr. Sang H. Chung, DMD matches each treatment to the source identified at your evaluation, and combines them when your pain has more than one.
Below are the treatments used at the practice, what each one is for, and the conditions it most often helps.
Custom oral appliances — including stabilization splints and night guards — designed after the diagnosis, for the joint or muscle problem you actually have.
Read more about Oral Appliance and Splint Therapy →
Often helps with
Targeted injections into overactive chewing muscles to ease muscular TMJ pain and bruxism when conservative care alone is not enough.
Read more about Botox (Botulinum Toxin) Therapy →
Often helps with
Deactivates tight knots in the jaw, temple, and neck muscles that refer pain to the teeth, ear, eye, or head.
Read more about Trigger Point Injections and Dry Needling →
Often helps with
Local anesthetic nerve blocks that confirm which nerve is driving the pain — and can also relieve it.
Read more about Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nerve Blocks →
Often helps with
Evidence-based medication matched to the pain type — neuropathic, musculoskeletal, or neurovascular — with dosing reviewed as the pain changes.
Often helps with
Custom mandibular advancement appliances that help hold the airway open during sleep, fitted with the jaw joints in mind.
Often helps with
Jaw exercises, posture work, and a written self-care plan, with referrals to physical and myofunctional therapists when they will help.
Often helps with
Practical tools — biofeedback, sleep improvement, and habit changes for daytime clenching — that calm an overactive pain system.
Often helps with
Not sure which treatment fits your pain? The first visit identifies the source, then the plan follows. No referral needed · Help filing with medical insurance
How Treatment Is Chosen
A 60–90 minute visit: your full history, a focused exam, and a 3-D CBCT scan included in the consultation fee.
Your pain is classified with DC/TMD and ICOP criteria — joint, muscle, nerve, headache, or a combination.
Treatments are matched to each source, with milestones and a follow-up schedule, and coordinated with your other providers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Treatment follows the diagnosis. The first visit includes a full history, a focused exam, and a 3-D CBCT scan, and your pain is classified with international criteria. The plan then targets the current source — joint, muscle, nerve, or headache — and often combines more than one treatment.
Yes. Every treatment on this page is matched to a confirmed pain source. If you already have records, scans, or a prior diagnosis, bring them; they are reviewed in full at the first visit.
Often, yes. Jaw and facial pain frequently involves more than one source, such as a joint problem with a muscle component. The written plan explains which treatments address which source and in what order.
Coverage depends on your plan and diagnosis. The practice is out-of-network; our team prepares the superbill and helps you submit claims to your medical insurance for possible reimbursement. HSA and FSA funds can typically be used.
The first visit identifies the source of your pain and ends with a clear plan for which treatments fit.
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