WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE

We are pleased that you would spend a few moments to browse our site. We hope that you find it insightful to increase your awareness about our office and philosophy. Our environment and the world around us is dynamic and always changing. This web site will also continue to change, with the hope that this site will be an information source to help all of us in our quest for knowledge and understanding of modern day dentistry.

Our goal is to deliver you "comprehensive caring dentistry" in a pleasant and professional manner, as well as providing you with the highest quality of dentistry possible. You will find that our approach to dental care aims for excellent dental health, comfort, and satisfied patients. Our office is equipped with state of the art equipment, computers, and computerized electro-diagnostic instrumentation.

A strong emphasis is placed on treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ/ TMD) dysfunction, musculoskeletal dysfunction of the head and neck, and the occlusal disorders. Craniomandibular orthopedics combined with a neuromuscular approach to dentistry is taken as an non-invasive preventative approach to our dental care.

TMJ Pain and the Suffering Patient

Dr. Clayton and his team place great emphasis in dental health including the areas of gum health, jaw posture, occlusion, muscle balance, teeth appearance and nutrition, realizing that a conservative and preventive approach is of utmost importance for long-term comfort and optimal health of the whole body. Our patients are those who desire to understand our approach and philosophy to comprehensive dental care.

They are paining patient who suffers from head, neck and facial pain; desiring answers to better understand treatment options and modalities that are available to help relieve their muscle pain.

Patient's who suffer from bite problems; those who have begun extensive reconstructive restorative crown treatment with no relief of pain and desirous to find a resolution to their bite dilemma and facial/ jaw pain.

Patient's that are seeking orthodontic re-alignment of their teeth, due to misalignment of the upper and lower jaws, contributing to muscular pain, neck tension and abnormal wearing of their teeth.

This site is for all those that are in the health care field; wanting to gain an awareness of our treatment philosophy, our protocol in handling TMJ/ myofacial paining/ full mouth occlusion problems and the services we provide.

We provide answers to the controversies posed in the dental/medical arena pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of the masticatory system.

TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO OUR OFFICE

People that come to our practice are those that have numerous dental muscle problems as well as bite problems.  They usually have seen numerous doctors, various health care providers and specialists.  They typically have the following signs and symptoms:

• Headaches, temporal pain, jaw pain, neck/cervical neck pain, pressure behind the eyes, ear congestion feelings.
• Jaw joint pain, clicking/popping joints, restricted mouth opening and closing.
• Bite problems – worn down teeth, imbalanced bite, biting teeth mainly on the front, teeth grinding and clenching, breaking and fracturing crowns, fracturing cusps, teeth sensitivity, sore teeth and gums, bone loss and teeth mobility.

MODALITIES AND TREATMENTS PREVIOUSLY TRIED?

• Previous Full Mouth Reconstruction
• Retractive Orthodontics
• Fillings
• Root canals
• Teeth removed
• Equilibrations (teeth ground and adjusted)
• Many prescription drugs
• Behaviorally oriented psychologist
• Physical therapy
• Massage therapy
• Biofeedback
• Relaxation Therapy
• Ionophoresis
• MRI and CAT Scans
• CT Brain Scan with and without contrast
• Computer tomography
• Thermography
• Bone Scans
• EEG, EKG
• Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Biopsy–NICO
• Joint surgeries
• Regional ganglion nerve block injections
• Bilateral local anesthetic blocks – auriculotemporal nerve
• Trigger point injections
• Splint therapies (upper, lower, hard and soft)
• Anterior discluders (Best Bites, NTI)
• Deprogrammers
• Neuromuscular Orthotics

Dr. Chan is noted for his thorough approach to treatment and understanding of the jaw joints, cervical neck, postural and masticatory system as they relate to establishing a proper bite for his patients.

@2006 Dr. Clayton Chan

9061 WEST POST ROAD · LAS VEGAS · NV · 89148