Migraine Treatment

Headaches, earaches and facial aches can often be reduced with occlusal splint therapy. Our experience in this field dates back to 1973 and we are a centre for referral by specialists.

Many different splints are available and only an experienced practitioner can give you the right one for your needs.

For migraine and tension-type headache prevention, we highly recommend the NTI Tension Suppression System® Appliance.

Tension-type headache patients contract their temporalis masticatory (chewing) muscles, as well as the Masseter Muscles and Medial Pterygoid Muscles during sleep, on average, 14 times more intensely than non-headache sufferers.

This abnormal pattern of muscular contraction is a main source of tension headaches.

By directly testing all your masticatory muscles, we can determine if your Migraines or Tension-Type Headaches are likely to be caused by hyper-activity of your masticatory muscles or are from a different source.

Correct diagnosis of a dental cause of migraine and tension-type headaches is essential to successful treatment using an NTI device.

We have extensive experience in checking for this type of problem.

The NTI device is designed specifically to reduce muscular tension, and hence prevents and reduces the muscular-triggering component of migraine and chronic headache disorders.

The NTI also prevents nocturnal bruxism, or the clenching and grinding of teeth during sleep.

Bruxism affects about 30% of the population – most sufferers are not even aware that they are grinding in their sleep, doing untold amounts of damage to their teeth.

Once correctly diagnosed and the device correctly adjusted and fitted, the success rate of the NTI in treating these debilitating headaches can be double than expected by the use of drugs used in conventional medicine.

The NTI is inexpensive and requires just a 30-minute appointment for its construction.

Our clients usually experience rapid relief and are able to stop taking ongoing preventative medications. In clinical trials, 82% of medically diagnosed migraine patients had a 77% reduction in migraine episodes within the first eight weeks of NTI use.

The NTI is the only non-drug, non-surgical therapy cleared for the treatment of migraines. This device is one of the true miracles in modern dentistry for those who have mastered its use and offers incalculable improvements in the quality of life for headache sufferers.

Some Tension-Type headaches can also be successfully treated by 3-6 monthly BOTOX injections in the Masseter Muscles.

We facilitate this by referring you to either a Plastic Surgeon or a Cosmetic Injectables Mediclinic with both of whom we work closely.

At timesm we may advise you to consider Hypnosis to reduce this habit called Bruxism or grinding of your teeth usually in your sleep.

We work closely with a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in Medical Hypnosis.