I am a dentist and have been involved with neuromuscular dentistry for the past 4 years. I have seen it do wonders for patients. Prior to this experience, I was very skeptical, but I have seen many people helped by NM Dentisrty. It is not a cure-all mind you, but it can solve many issues with head, neck, back pain, ringing in the ears, vertigo, etc. There are occasionally other issues involved as well. If you have questions about the dentist you saw, you can always get a second opinion, but make sure they are trained on NM techniques. Also make sure they are using a Jaw tracking computer as well as the TENS to treat and diagnose. There are different endpoints as well. These range from wearing the "stint" or "orthotic" for life to adjusting the bite using the TENS, to restoring the teeth or orthodontics once stability has been achieved in the TM Joint. I don't know what your symptoms are, but good luck with your treatment and decision

Thank you so much for your reply, ruminsondds. If you practice near SC, I'm there! You covered most of my symptoms -- just add shoulder and occasional pins/needles in hand. I'm struggling to stay with a sympathetic traditional dentist who is truly trying to help, but the road seems very long. He, too, is trying to stablize the joint, then heading toward targeted restorations. While that's good, I'm needing relief of symptoms. Perhaps I'm asking for too much, too fast. Thanks again for your encouraging message.