What Is A Neuromuscular Dentist?

Serving Spokane, Washington and the surrounding areas

Unlike the traditional dentist whose primary concern is the health of your dentition (the actual teeth in your mouth), a neuromuscular dentist, such as Drs. Ken & Marnie Collins in Spokane, is concerned with the total health of the patient as it pertains to the patient’s bite. This of course includes the patient’s dentition, but also includes the patient’s jaw joint (or temporomandibular joint, or TMJ). A neuromuscular dentist has extensive training in the anatomy of the jaw, including the bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves. As a neuromuscular dentist like Drs. Ken & Marnie Collins understands that in order to best serve the Spokane area, they have to go beyond making his patients look good, but also needs to tend to the function of his patients’ smiles. What good is a good-looking smile if you’re in constant pain because of a misaligned bite?

Drs. Ken & Marnie Collins received specialized training in neuromuscular dentistry from The Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies. They are now clinical instructors at this neuromuscular dentistry school.

If you live in Spokane and you’re searching for a neuromuscular dentist that goes beyond the standard drill n’ fill approach, contact Drs. Ken & Marnie Collins today, or make an appointment online.