10/08/2026
If you wake up with a sore jaw, a tight face, or a headache that starts at the hinge, you've probably been told your two options are a night guard or Botox. There's a third.
Photobiomodulation uses low-level laser light to calm the inflammation in the joint itself — no needles, no numbing, nothing switched off. A short series of sessions, and most people notice the mornings first.
It's been studied, too: in a 2025 pilot of women whose TMJ hadn't responded to three or more rounds of Botox, 7 of 10 had less jaw-muscle pain after four light sessions, with no significant side effects.*
It's one of the quieter things we do here, and one of the ones guests thank us for most. Ask about it at your next visit.
*Blanco Rueda et al., J Clin Med 2025. Small pilot study; results vary by person.
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