Who should see Dr. Nojan?

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, you should schedule a consultation:

• TMJ pain

• Lock jaw, limited jaw opening or jaw popping

• Teeth grinding (bruxism) and clenching

• Muscle spasms of the jaw, head and neck

• Myofascial pain or muscle pain

• Ear pain without any ear pathology

• Headaches

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• Burning Mouth Syndrome

• Traumatic trigeminal neuropathies following an injury or surgical procedure

• Snoring

• Sleep Apnea

What are treatment options offered by Dr. Nojan?

Dr. Nojan offers the best and advanced treatment options available for TMJ, facial pain, oral pain and headaches. Treatments offered by Dr. Nojan Bakhtiari are personalized to you, and may include:

• Oral appliance therapy (custom mouthguards, nightguards, splints)

• Therapeutic injections

• Trigger point injections for muscle pain

• Nerve blocks

• Steroid injections for TMJ joint and tendons

• Botox for TMJ, nerve pain, jaw pain and headaches

• Therapeutic ointments and medication for oral, facial and TMJ pain

About Dr. Nojan

Dr. Nojan Bakhtiari is a board-certified TMJ and Oral Facial Pain specialist. He focuses his practice on TMJ disorders, oral pain, facial pain and associated headaches. He treats patients in New York City. His practice is conveniently located in midtown Manhattan three blocks from Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park.

• Assistant Clinical Professor, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

• Treasurer and Committee Chair, NYU Dentistry Alumni Association

• Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain

• Fellow, American Academy of Orofacial Pain

• Chair of Membership Committee, American Academy of Orofacial Pain

Dr. Nojan shares his in-depth knowledge of the TMJ, oral and facial pain as Assistant Clinical Professor at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He taught for 5 years at Yale-New Haven Hospital as a clinical attending and course director. He is one of very few  diplomates of the American Board of Orofacial Pain  and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.

As an expert in the field, he has been invited to lecture at New York University, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York State Dental Association, Woodhull Hospital, Lincoln Medical Center, and numerous dental societies and conferences (including Greenwich and Stamford Dental Societies, New Haven Dental Association, Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, New England Dental Society Annual Meeting).