Connecting the dots between Jaw Pain, Headache and Sleep breathing disorders.
Triple board-certified care for the symptoms that medicine and dentistry often miss.
- DABCP
- DABCDSM
- DABDSM
of advanced training beyond dental school.
DABCP · DABCDSM · DABDSM.
triple-board-certified provider, and one of a handful in the U.S.
Jaw, airway, and head pain are usually the same conversation.
Most patients arrive after years of being treated one symptom at a time. We look at the system as a whole. And that's when things start to change.
Jaw & joint
Pain, clicking, locking, and bite changes are signals. Not just symptoms. The joint, muscles, and nerves of the head and face all need to be examined together.
Airway & sleep
Obstructed breathing during sleep drives daytime fatigue, blood-pressure changes, and brain fog. Many patients with TMJ also have an undiagnosed airway issue.
Head & nervous system
Chronic headaches, facial pain, and sensitivity often track back to muscular and neurological patterns that conventional care misses.
Two flagship focuses. Many connections.
Most of what walks through our door starts as jaw pain or a sleep problem. Both ripple outward in ways general medicine rarely traces.
TMJ & jaw pain
When the temporomandibular joint is inflamed, irritated, or out of position, the symptoms rarely stay in the jaw.
- Clicking, popping, or locking
- Tension headaches & ear pain
- Difficulty chewing or yawning
- Jaw soreness on waking
Sleep apnea & snoring
A constricted airway interrupts sleep dozens of times an hour. We treat the cause, not just the noise.
- Loud or chronic snoring
- Daytime fatigue & brain fog
- Witnessed pauses in breathing
- Morning headaches
We treat the cause, not the complaint.
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Diagnostic-led
We invest in the imaging and analysis tools most clinics refer out. Because the right plan starts with the right data.
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Conservative-first
We pursue the least-invasive route that solves the problem. Surgery and aggressive pharmacology are last resorts, not defaults.
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Whole-person
Jaw, airway, sleep, and nervous system are treated as one connected system. Because that's how the body actually works.
Tools other dentists don't have.
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CBCT3D imaging
see what x-rays missCone-beam CT scans reveal the airway, joints, and bone in three dimensions. Diagnosis without guessing.
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PRFRegenerative medicine
your body, healing itselfPlatelet-Rich Fibrin uses your own blood to rebuild damaged joint tissue without surgery.
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ProloProlotherapy
rebuild, don't maskTargeted injections stimulate the body's repair response in ligaments and joints. Addressing cause, not symptom.
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LaserCold laser therapy
calm, drug-free reliefLow-level laser light reduces inflammation and accelerates tissue recovery. Gentle enough between appointments.
How this works.
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Tell us your story
A real conversation. Your symptoms, what you've tried, what isn't working.
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We diagnose
Comprehensive assessment including CBCT 3D imaging and airway analysis.
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Plan together
A treatment plan built around your life. Joints, airway, nerves, and how they connect.
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Begin care
From custom orthotics to regenerative therapy. We treat the cause, not the symptom.
Triple Board Certified
A practice built around the conditions other clinics refer out.
Dr. Larson's practice focuses on TMJ disorders, orofacial pain, and dental sleep medicine. The conditions he has spent his career studying through two residencies and 5,000+ hours of advanced training.
DABCP
Diplomate, American Board of Craniofacial Pain
DABCDSM
Diplomate, American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine
DABDSM
Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine
Hear from the people we've worked with.
Each video is a patient describing their own condition and care in their own words. Individual results vary.
Katherine
Migraines
Charissa
TMJ & Facial Pain
Hillary
Locked Jaw
Anna
Headaches & Migraines