Headache Treatment · Charlotte, NC
What if your recurring headaches start in your jaw?
When headaches keep coming back, the cause isn’t always where you’d expect. For many people, a strained bite and tight jaw muscles refer pain into the head — a connection a neuromuscular dentist is trained to find.
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- 20+ Years in Dilworth
How can the jaw cause headaches?
The muscles that move your jaw connect closely with the muscles of your head and neck. When your bite is strained or you clench and grind, that tension can refer upward and show up as frequent headaches.
Because Dr. Kate is a Fellow of the Las Vegas Institute (LVI) with postgraduate training in neuromuscular dentistry, she evaluates how your jaw and bite function — often revealing a cause that headache medication alone can’t address.
Finding the cause instead of masking it
Using precise, digital diagnostics, we measure how your jaw muscles and bite actually work, so any plan is based on data rather than guesswork. Most care is conservative and non-surgical.
This page is part of our TMJ and facial-pain care — if you also notice jaw clicking, ear symptoms, or disrupted sleep, those often share the same root.
Common questions
- Yes. Strain in the jaw joint and its muscles can refer pain into the head, contributing to frequent tension-type headaches. Evaluating the bite and jaw muscles often reveals a cause that headache treatment alone can miss.
- We start by understanding how your jaw functions using digital diagnostics, then build a conservative, individualized plan around that. Most TMD-related care is non-surgical. Results vary, and we’ll be honest about what to expect.
- DMSD is a disorder involving the jaw joints, jaw alignment, muscles, and bite forces that can drive chronic headaches and migraines — along with tooth wear, grinding, and TMJ problems. Recognizing it is often the missing step in lasting relief, because it addresses a cause rather than masking the pain. TMJ disorders are common: research bodies estimate they affect millions of Americans.
- It’s dental care focused on the jaw and bite. Depending on your situation, billing may involve medical or dental coverage — we’ll explain what applies and offer payment options.
Areas we serve
Caring for Charlotte, from our home in Dilworth
Our office sits on East Blvd in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood, so we’re a short trip for patients across the city’s urban core and greater Mecklenburg County.
Let’s find where your headaches begin
A thoughtful evaluation looks for the cause. We’ll listen, explain what we find, and be honest about your options.