Dr. Mike Pilar, DDS, specializes in treating TMJ/TMD disorders, pain and trauma affecting patients and prospective patients in Rockland County, NY, from his offices in Tappan. This includes revolutionary treatments for jaw joint-related pain, as well as for migraines and headaches. The temporomandibular joint is the source of most of the pain, trauma and other issues associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and Dr. Pilar’s practice has evolved into exclusive treatment to target and treat the symptoms of what is familiarly known as TMJ.
He brings his ground-breaking, non-invasive program to suffering residents of the towns and villages and boroughs of family-friendly Rockland County— from the Nyacks to New City, Haverstraw, and Chestnut Ridge. He brings the promise of relieving oppressive pain from headaches and migraines, as well as head, neck and jaw-joint pain, without having to resort to surgery.
Jawbone Joint Triggers Symptoms…
Dr. Pilar became so dedicated to assisting people who face each day with the multitude of symptoms stemming from TMJ, that he transitioned out of a successful dental practice to concentrate on the mysteries of the mandible, or lower jaw, whose movement is powered by the temporomandibular joint. The jawbone, thanks to this joint, is able to exert amazing pressure during the process of chewing. It is this pressure or its misallocation, that can be the source of so many different kinds of pain.
The common TMJ disorders that Dr. Pilar treats with amazing success include the following:
- Tension headaches…
- Migraines…
- Jaw clicking and popping and jaw locking on attempt to open…
- Clenching of upper and lower back teeth…
- Sleep disruption from the associated TMJ pain…
- A spectrum of soreness, tightness and fatigue from the shoulders up through the neck and head…
These are common and logical conditions and symptoms one might expect to be associated with the powerful jawbone and its enabling joint. But there are other symptoms that degrade the quality of life you might not connect with TMJ:
- Tinnitus or ringing in the ears…
- Dizziness, imbalance and lightheadedness…
- Ear congestion…
- Sinus pain and congestion…
- Visual disturbance brought about by some of the preceding conditions, notably migraines…
Innovative Treatment without Drugs or Surgery!
Dr. Pilar offers a three-pronged program that has proven to be highly effective in relieving the aforementioned symptoms for patients diagnosed with TMJ. These inventive and innovative treatments are determined via thorough intra-, oral- and extra-oral exams, as well as a muscle spasm/trigger point evaluation:
- Microcurrent Point Stimulation (MPS)— It starts with an analysis of the whole body to detect nerve impingement, acupuncture spots and other trigger-point locations. Trigger points are extremely sensitive, manifesting as knots or nodules in the muscle that can relay pain to another part of the body. The first is the primary trigger point and the last a satellite trigger point. Left untreated the trigger point will hunker down deeper into the muscle, and satellite trigger points can become primary trigger point, each transporting pain elsewhere. MPS resolves these trigger points and is a noninvasive treatment to eradicate them. It initially combines the principles of acutherapy, using both direct current and alternating electric stimulation at very low frequencies to treat trigger points and relieve painful symptoms. Dr. Pilar was the first MPS practitioner in the tri-state area and claims more than a decade behind his perfection of his MPS delivery system.
- Pilar-Type NTI— A custom-modeled muscle orthotic (orthopedic appliance) device that is a special mouth guard called the Pilar-Type NTI. Dr. Pilar’s mouth guards eliminate contact between the upper and lower side and back teeth, eliminating the associated head and neck muscular contractions, especially during sleep. Each Pilar-Type NTI is handmade in great detail onsite by Dr. Pilar for a perfect fit.
- Cold Laser Therapy— Producing pure infrared energy, cold laser treatment provides rapid treatment times of two minutes or under. Phenomenal results may be achieved when used in combination with the Pilar-Type NTI orthotic and MPS. This is the most powerful, FDA-approved Class IV cold laser on the market for treatment of the pain of headaches, migraines and TMD, but it a painless procedure. This therapy applies a beam of light over the injured area to stimulate healing. When laser light is absorbed by a living tissue, it triggers biological reactions in the cells. It not only helps release tight muscles that create chronic pain, joint problems and decreased mobility, but it promotes faster bone repair.
—Get help for TMJ Trauma today! Call TMJ Specialist Dr. Pilar direct for a TMJ treatment consultation: (917) 414-8355
Rockland County Office: 93 Route 303. Tappan, NY 10983