Why Choose Dr. Sid Solomon?
TMJ disorders can be complex. The jaw joints, muscles, bite, teeth, and surrounding structures all work together, and symptoms can extend far beyond the jaw itself.
Dr. Sid Solomon has successfully evaluated and treated thousands of TMJ patients, including many complex cases and patients who had already tried other treatments without lasting relief. His approach combines extensive clinical experience, advanced diagnostic technology, a deep understanding of how the jaw, muscles, joints, bite, and nervous system function together and genuine compassion for every patient that takes the time to visit him.
What truly distinguishes Dr. Solomon is his commitment to each patient. He does not believe in simply handing someone a device and sending them on their way. He carefully studies each case, follows the patient’s progress, makes adjustments when needed, and continues searching for answers when a case is challenging. He believes in his responsibility to help rid patients of pain and remains committed to that goal no matter what.
Before deciding who should evaluate and treat your TMJ condition, we believe every patient should ask these five questions:
Choosing a TMJ Doctor Is an Important Decision
TMJ treatment is not simply about making an appliance, and a jaw that hurts is rarely a problem of the jaw alone.
The five questions below are the ones we would want a member of our own family to ask before starting treatment anywhere.
TMJ treatment is not simply about making an appliance.
Ask whether the doctor has advanced education specifically focused on the relationship between the jaw joints, muscles, bite and function, and how that training affects the way your treatment is planned.
Dr. Solomon practices Gnathological Neuromuscular Dentistry (GNM), an approach centered on understanding how the muscles, joints, jaw position and bite function together.
This is one of the most important questions a TMJ patient can ask.
Your existing bite tells us where your teeth currently meet. It does not necessarily tell us whether that position is comfortable or physiologic for your muscles and joints.
Dr. Solomon combines his clinical examination with advanced diagnostic information, including K7 jaw tracking, electromyography and CBCT imaging when appropriate, to better understand jaw movement, muscle activity, joint anatomy and the relationship between the bite and the rest of the system.
The goal is to make treatment decisions based on as much objective information as possible, not simply guesswork.
No two TMJ patients are exactly alike.
Some patients experience clicking or locking. Others have headaches, facial pain, muscle tension, ear symptoms, neck discomfort, tooth damage or a bite that simply does not feel right.
Dr. Solomon does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.
Your evaluation and treatment are based on your symptoms, anatomy, muscle function, jaw position, bite, diagnostic findings, history and response to treatment.
Even the orthosis itself is individually designed and meticulously adjusted for the patient wearing it.
Complex TMJ care takes time.
Dr. Solomon intentionally sees only a limited number of patients each day so that his appointments do not have to feel rushed.
He spends considerable time with each patient, listening to the history, examining the bite and jaw, reviewing diagnostic information, explaining his findings and making detailed adjustments when needed.
You are not moved through an assembly line. You have Dr. Solomon's attention.
Technology and advanced training are important. So is the person treating you.
Many patients who come to Dr. Solomon have lived with symptoms for months or years. Some have visited multiple doctors, dentists or specialists. Others have tried night guards, Botox, physical therapy, orthodontics or other approaches and are still searching for answers.
Dr. Solomon is known not only for his clinical approach, but for his compassion, patience and bedside manner.
He listens carefully because your experience matters. He wants to understand not only where you hurt, but how your symptoms began, what makes them better or worse, what you have already tried and how the problem is affecting your life.
The Dr. Sid Solomon Difference
Gnathological Neuromuscular Dentistry
Dr. Solomon's approach is built around GNM, Gnathological Neuromuscular Dentistry.
Rather than looking at the teeth, muscles or TM joints independently, GNM evaluates how these components function as an interconnected system.
The objective is not simply to cover the teeth with a conventional night guard. The objective is to understand the relationship among the jaw position, muscles, joints and bite and determine whether dysfunction within that system may be contributing to the patient's symptoms.
Technology Provides Information. Experience Interprets It.
Sophisticated equipment alone does not treat a patient.
The value comes from knowing what to measure, how to interpret the information and how to translate those findings into individualized care.
These findings are considered together with the clinical examination, bite, symptoms and patient history.
Customized Care, Down to the Details
Dr. Solomon believes TMJ care should evolve with the patient. An orthosis is not simply delivered and forgotten.
As muscles adapt and symptoms change, the way the jaw functions may change as well. That is why careful follow-up and precise adjustments are such an important part of Dr. Solomon's approach.
He pays attention to the details. How does the bite feel? How are the muscles responding? Has the clicking changed? Is the patient opening differently? Are headaches improving? Is something new uncomfortable? Those details matter.
A Practice Designed Around the Patient
Dr. Solomon has deliberately built his practice differently.
Instead of scheduling a high volume of patients and moving rapidly from room to room, he limits the number of patients he sees so that he can devote considerable one-on-one time to each case.
For someone dealing with a complicated TMJ problem, that time can be invaluable. Time to listen. Time to measure. Time to evaluate. Time to explain. Time to adjust. And time to make sure the patient understands what is happening.
A Hand-Picked Team That Shares His Philosophy
Dr. Solomon personally surrounds himself with a carefully selected team that understands the level of care he expects.
From your first telephone conversation to your consultation, treatment and follow-up visits, the goal is to make you feel known, supported and cared for.
We understand that many TMJ patients arrive frustrated and sometimes overwhelmed. Our job is to make the experience different.
Advanced Care Without Losing the Human Connection
Perhaps the most important distinction is that Dr. Solomon combines advanced GNM principles and objective technology with something technology can never replace: judgment, experience and compassion.
He takes his work seriously. But he also takes the person sitting in front of him seriously. That combination is at the heart of the practice.
The Diagnostics Behind the Judgement
Dr. Solomon incorporates advanced diagnostic tools, and reads them against everything else he knows about you.
When Your Case Deserves a Closer Look
If you have persistent jaw pain, clicking, locking, headaches, facial pain, ear symptoms, neck tension or an uncomfortable bite, or you have already tried treatments without finding the answers you were hoping for, it may be time for a more comprehensive evaluation.
Your Treatment Should Not Begin With a Generic Solution.
It should begin with understanding you. Schedule a comprehensive TMJ Consultation and Gnathological Neuromuscular Evaluation with Dr. Sid Solomon.
