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If your days begin with coffee, the morning paper and a dose of ibuprofen, something's wrong.

Chronic pain is not normal. You may have even been to see your doctor, chiropractor, physical therapist or other specialist, but still can't find a solution to your pain. You may assume the cause is stress or tension. You may be wrong. And relief may be closer than you realize.

It may be time to see Dr. Lucas Setiady.

The cause of your pain may be your jaw alignment. When your jaw isn't aligned properly, a lot of stress is put on your jaw joints and the surrounding muscles and tendons. As a result, you can develop temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ).

TMJ causes a variety of problems, from recurring headaches and migraines to pain in your jaw, face, neck or back; clicking or popping in your jaw, tingling or numbness in your fingers, and a host of other symptoms. These problems are so varied, you may not even think they're associated with your jaw. And you probably would never consider seeing a dentist for treatment.

Through neuromuscular dentistry, Dr. Setiady can gently diagnose TMJ then comfortably and non-invasively return your jaw to its optimal physiologic position. The procedure begins with a thorough diagnosis of your jaw position using state-of-the-art technology, including computerized jaw tracking, sonography, TENSing units and more.
If Dr. Setiady diagnoses TMJ, he can restore comfort and health with removable dental orthotics or the placement of porcelain restorations to raise or lower areas of the bite. Both options are simple, painless and restore comfort quickly.

There are only a select group of dentists that practice neuromuscular dentistry in the world; Dr. Setiady is one of them. He received his training from the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, the world-renowned educational center for neuromuscular dentistry.

If you've seen a variety of specialists and still suffer from chronic pain, it may be time to see Dr. Lucas Setiady.