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“If possible, I would post 10 stars for Dr. Charles Jelinek and his entire staff ! Why? Because it is richly deserved. I suffered a fall and hit my head 14 months ago. I went from being a very healthy 70-year-old woman to a woman who suffered excruciating head and jaw pain daily. Months went by, and I saw specialist after specialist, including internists, neurologists, and ENT doctors. Migraines, cluster headaches, and sinus infections were all ruled out as the source of my pain. Luckily, I have a great neurologist who really did his homework by ruling out other conditions that would cause the constant level-10 pain I was experiencing. “Approximately six months later, after another examination, he said, ‘I believe your head and jaw pain is coming from TMJ. I am going to refer you to Dr. Charles Jelinek, who is the best and most knowledgeable dentist of this complex, often- misunderstood condition.’ I immediately contacted Dr. Jelinek’s office, made my first appointment, and began my road to recovery! “My first visit lasted 1 1/2 hours and involved extensive X-rays and scans of my head, jaw, and face — no other dentist had ever taken this thorough of an approach. After reviewing all my tests, Dr. Jelinek spent 45 minutes going over in detail what my results were: a severe case of TMJ. Dr. Jelinek then ordered an appliance made to exact specifications based on the pertinent data from my tests. “Fast forward to today, when I am celebrating my fifth month of wearing my lower- mouth appliance 24/7 and rejoicing in the fact that my daily headaches have lessened to one or two a month, and my jaw pain is about 75% alleviated. For anyone out there who has TMJ and wants to alleviate the chronic head and jaw pain, run — don’t walk — to see Dr. Jelinek. You will be greeted in the waiting room with fresh chocolate chip cookies and the warm, smiling faces of his highly competent staff !” –Bonnie Rekemeyer
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