Dentist Serving Southlake, TX

The practice's specialty is TMJ treatment for disorders of the temporomandibular joint, where the lower jaw attaches to the skull. Southlake patients living with jaw pain, headaches, clicking or popping, or neck pain can explore advanced solutions such as TMJ appliances, TMJ orthodontics, bite rehabilitation, and full mouth reconstruction.

Because the airway is part of the picture, the team also provides sleep apnea treatment with custom oral appliances, along with tongue and lip tie release and referrals to trusted colleagues for myofunctional therapy.

TMJ Plus Wellness Center helps patients with a wide range of symptoms connected to the temporomandibular joint, including jaw pain, headaches, jaw sounds such as clicking, popping, or grinding, sore or worn teeth, facial pain or pain behind the eye, ringing in the ears, dizziness or balance problems, and neck or upper back pain.

Some patients also notice a tilted head in photos or one shoulder sitting higher than the other. The TMJ treatment page includes a TMJ assessment to help you learn whether your symptoms may point to a TMJ disorder.

Every treatment plan is customized, and care often begins with options for immediate relief such as spray and stretch, trigger point injections, heat or cold packs, TENS therapy, a pain relief appliance, or an SPG nerve block for headaches and TMJ pain.

Long-term care is organized in two phases. Phase 1 can include a TMJ orthotic, a night bite reposition appliance, or an oral sleep appliance, while Phase 2 can include TMJ orthodontics, TMJ bite rehabilitation, TMJ dentures, or full mouth reconstruction.

Dr. Coats is a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain and holds a Fellowship Award in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. She is also an LVI Fellow through the Las Vegas Institute for Neuromuscular and Advanced Dental Studies, holds a Mastership Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.

With more than 20 years in dentistry, she brings together the training of a physiological dentist and a holistic dental specialist. Meet Dr. Coats to learn more about her approach.

A restricted frenum, the tissue that connects the tongue or lip to the jaw, can affect the mouth, head, and neck. TMJ Plus Wellness Center performs tongue and lip tie release for both adults and children, and jaw popping or clicking, headaches, neck tightness, shoulder pain, ringing in the ears, and snoring or sleep apnea are among the symptoms the procedure can help relieve.

The team works with osteopathic physician Dr. Matt Barker, who identifies tight areas of the neck and shoulders and helps support healing throughout the process.