Brentwood resident, Dr. Joel J. Piehl has been serving the West Hollywood, Century City, Beverly Hills community with state-of-the-art periodontal, implant, and pain relief dentistry for over 40 years. With experience second to none, Dr. Piehl is pleased to announce the expansion of his pain relief program in his Sunset/Doheny office.
With the new technology of TruDentaâ„¢, his patients have found relief from pain associated with migraines and headaches. Treatment for TMJ/TMD can ease the discomfort of chronic facial and neck pain as well as recurring headaches related to inflammation of the temporomandibular joint.
Millions of Americans suffer from chronic facial and neck pain as well as recurring headaches. In some cases, this pain is due to Temporomandibular Disorder, or TMD. Simply put, the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) connect the lower jawbone to the skull. These joints get a lot of use throughout the day as one speaks, chews, swallows, and yawns. Pain in and around these joints can be unpleasant and may even restrict movement. Typical symptoms might be any one of many: frequent headaches or neck aches, pain in the jaw area, including ringing, stuffiness in the ears, muscle spasms, an uncomfortable bite, etc.
The TruDenta exam includes the use of two unique, patented technologies which in about five minutes can provide a patient with important, objective, diagnostic information that may help identify the causes of the above symptoms. Once completed, the digital bite force analysis provides a graphic display of the forces and balances within the mouth.
Dr. Piehl confesses that he used this new technology first on staff and relatives with TMJ symptoms before considering it for his patients. Always a conservative practitioner, Dr. Piehl says, “This technology convinced me that it was the
best way to approach pain relief by eliminating the need for drugs.â€
A native of Los Angeles, and graduate of UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, Dr. Piehl has lived in Brentwood for the last 40 years.
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