I am not chosing to hide behind a username. I accept the risks. I have been treating TMJ since 1987. I am a neuromuscular dentist. I have been practicing neuromuscular dentistry since 1995. I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain, American Board of Craniofacial Pain and the American Academy of Pain Management. I am also a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and the International College of Craniomandibular Disorders. There is a lot of politics in the world of TMJ. Most of the organizations I listed above have differing philosophies of treatment, some radically different from the others. I studed all of the approaches to the problem because all is correct to some degree or another. My job as a practicing dentist is to do the best job possible for my patients. That is why I have spent thousands of hours and tens of thousands of dollars on advanced training. I was practcing neuromuscular dentistry before LVI became involved. I have attended the most of the courses at LVI and am an instructor there. I can attest to the validity of neuromuscular dentistry and to the training offered by LVI. However, not all dentists are equal. Some have advanced along the learning curve or are more skilled or caring or whatever than others. I practice neuromuscular dentistry because the science behind it is the best and my clinical results using neuromuscular dentistry as my primary treatment modality is the best. Every patient has the responsibility to seek out the doctor most appropriate for their needs. Often it is imossible to do that until the patient has tried and failed with some treatment attempts. For some anonymous poster to put unsubstantiated and blanket charges against neuromuscular dentistry in general and LVI in particular sounds like a fool to me. I doubt that the doctor has any real knowledge of neuromuscular dentistry. The dental community is full of competing teaching facilities, some better than others. For dentists and patients, it is truly "caveat emptor"..."buyer beware" It is amazing that some dentists are so biased or insecure that they have to go online and bad mouth other philosophies. Shame on us all.