Do You Have Sore Jaws? Suffer From Headaches? Have Clicking or Popping in Your Jaw?
Dr. Osmunson is proud to be one of the few dentists in the country to have been extensively trained in an exciting new field of dentistry called neuromuscular dentistry. These treatment procedures have helped thousands of patients who have been labeled by other health professionals as “difficult cases.” Patients who have experienced a wide variety of symptoms and have sought treatment from physicians, chiropractors, and neurologists have finally found relief with neuromuscular dentistry. If you have unresolved headaches, difficulty swallowing, odd aches and pains in the jaw, head, or neck, or even clicking and popping of the jaw joint – you will be happy to know that Dr. Osmunson has helped hundreds of patients just like you.

Do You Have Pain in Your Temples or Jaw Joints? Are Your Teeth Sore or Sensitive?
Has your dentist ever asked you to bite down on what looks like a piece of carbon paper? The dentist was checking your “occlusion” or how your teeth mesh together. Improper meshing can lead to pain in the teeth, muscles, and jaw joints. It can also cause fractures in teeth and crowns and can even lead to nighttime teeth grinding. Aligning the teeth properly can be incredibly complex, since interference the thickness of a human hair can cause problems. That’s why Smiles of Bellevue is proud to be one of the first dental practices in the country to use a state-of-the-art instrument called the Tekscan™. This computerized bite analysis ensures your teeth are properly aligned so you won’t have the problems that come with a “bad bite.”

Proper Bite Alignment Treatment Helps You Say ‘Goodbye’ to Headaches
and Jaw Pain!
Did you know that dental occlusion (i.e. your bite) is sometimes the cause of frequent headaches, aching or popping jaws, shoulder pain, and neck pain? If your teeth have been ground down over the years or lost due to accident or dental disease, your jaw is not able to settle into a naturally relaxed position. This causes tension in the muscles in the jaw, and can lead to a variety of pain you may have already grown accustomed to living with. By restoring your dental occlusion, the jaw can be returned to the position that nature intended. This highly technical procedure, known as a full mouth rehabilitation, is available in our office. If you have been living with the pain and discomfort described above, we invite you to discover the benefits that this procedure may bring to your quality of life.