Introduction by Dr. Afzali
Ensi is a beautiful pharmacist, who came to my office with excruciating TMJ pain, radiating down her jaw, near her ears. Her her jaw muscles were very tight, constricting her smile.
It was hard to see someone in that much pain, and she was desperate. “This pain is killing me,” she said, “and I’ve been told I need surgery on my jaw or Botox injections in those muscles to relieve the pain, but it might come back, and I don’t want surgery or a scar on my face”.
I looked at her X-rays and said to my associate, “Do you see how her bite isn’t aligned? That’s what is causing her pain.” Ensi said she was skeptical that this was the cause of her problem. She didn’t want surgery and she trusted me, so she let me treat her.
Using Fastbraces, I was able to correct her bite. She reported to me that, in a matter of three or four days, the pain was gone, and it hasn’t come back!
Case Notes
Here you can see the discrepancy in her bite alignment — causing the TMJ disorder.
Result Notes
You can see a major improvement in the curve of her jaw (now nice and rounded) as well as alignment of her teeth.
I have created space for her missing tooth and she has received an implant.
Before & after
