Patient Testimonials

When I was seven, I was kicked in the face and suffered a broken nose. Since then, I have suffered from migraine headaches. They have severely hampered my quality of life because I have spent countless hours in bed unable to function. Some headaches have caused me to stay in bed for several days. I get severe photophobia and nausea when I do get a migraine.

By the time I was sixteen, I was going to a neurologist regularly. I have had three MRI’s done on my head to rule out any irregularities. I have been on beta-blockers, anti-seizure medication to help prevent my migraines, Imitrex nasal spray for really bad migraines, and other heavy pain medication. I had pretty much tried everything I could think have when a friend told me that it could be TMJ. I figured it couldn’t hurt to get an examination, so I was referred to Dr. Demerjian by my dentist. On my first visit, I went through some tests to see where my problems were. I did have problems with clenching my teeth which caused a lot of my headaches. After a few visits, I was given two mouth guards to wear: one during the day and the other while I sleep. The day mouth guard was not bad at all. No one could tell that I was wearing it and it only took a little while to get used to. The night mouth guard is great because I am able to wear it comfortably while I sleep.

I started noticing some considerable improvements after about one month of wearing the mouth guards. I used to get one or two migraines a week and after about a month of wearing the mouth guards, my migraines reduced to about one or two a month. I have been wearing the mouth guards for about five months now, and I get maybe one migraine a month. I know that I will never get rid of my migraine headaches totally, but I can definitely deal with one headache a month.

- B. M.

Dr. Demerjian

Thank you for being such a wonderful and knowledgeable doctor/dentist/orthodontist al in one! You have truly helped Brooke’s jaw pain. And now you are straightening her teeth as well as re-aligning her jaw. You are amazing! I don’t know what we would have done if we hadn’t found you. Thank you for your kind care.

- E. W. Tehachapi, CA

I first came to Dr. Demerjian’s office in December of 2004, in a state of desperation. My TMJ symptoms had been gradually increasing in kind and intensity for about two decades, and had gotten to the point where it was unbearable. I had a constantly clicking and popping jaw, chronic headaches, neck stiffness and pain, ringing in the ears, dizziness, pain radiating from my jaw to many regions of my face, and a resultant chronic sense of fatigue. I recall often being in the middle of a task and suddenly wondering why my face felt so tense and tight. I would then immediately realize that it was because I was wincing from the pain. In short, I was a complete wreck.

It wasn’t long after receiving treatment from Dr. Demerjian that my symptoms began to diminish significantly. In fact, apart from the occasional mild headache, I am happy to say that my symptoms are gone: the popping jaw, the ringing in the ears, the radiating pain, and the rest of my symphony of symptoms have disappeared, and without the resort to surgery or any other invasive kind of treatment. I never would have believed that I’d get my former life back!

When I first made the appointment to see Dr. Demerjian, I was a bit hesitant and skeptical. I had visited online TMJ message boards, where I read testimonies about people wasting time and money on dentists and orthodontists who left them in roughly the same miserable state as before. I learned that some such professionals advertise themselves as “TMJ specialists” because they attended a weekend seminar or workshop on the topic and received a certificate.

I discovered that Dr. Demerjian isn’t in that category. He knows what he’s doing. He has years of hands-on, TMJ-specific experience, uses sophisticated technology, and most importantly, he’s genuinely and deeply committed to his patients. Indeed, in my own experience he wouldn’t rest content until I was feeling my best -- and now I am!

My warmest thanks to Dr. Demerjian and his wonderful staff for giving me back the life I thought I’d never recover!

- F. L. Ontario, California


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	When I was seven, I was kicked in the face and suffered a broken nose. Since then, I have suffered from migraine headaches. They have severely hampered my quality of life because I have spent countless hours in bed unable to function. Some headaches have caused me to stay in bed for several days. I get severe photophobia and nausea when I do get a migraine. By the time I was sixteen, I was going to a neurologist regularly. I have had three MRI’s done on my head to rule out any irregularities. I have been on beta-blockers, anti-seizure medication to help prevent my migraines, Imitrex nasal spray for really bad migraines, and other heavy pain medication. I had pretty much tried everything I could think have when a friend told me that it could be TMJ. I figured it couldn’t hurt to get an examination, so I was referred to Dr. Demerjian by my dentist. On my first visit, I went through some tests to see where my problems were. I did have problems with clenching my teeth which caused a lot of my headaches. After a few visits, I was given two mouth guards to wear: one during the day and the other while I sleep. The day mouth guard was not bad at all. No one could tell that I was wearing it and it only took a little while to get used to. The night mouth guard is great because I am able to wear it comfortably while I sleep. I started noticing some considerable improvements after about one month of wearing the mouth guards. I used to get one or two migraines a week and after about a month of wearing the mouth guards, my migraines reduced to about one or two a month. I have been wearing the mouth guards for about five months now, and I get maybe one migraine a month. I know that I will never get rid of my migraine headaches totally, but I can definitely deal with one headache a month. - B. M. Dr. Demerjian Thank you for being such a wonderful and knowledgeable doctor/dentist/orthodontist al in one! You have truly helped Brooke’s jaw pain. And now you are straightening her teeth as well as re-aligning her jaw. You are amazing! I don’t know what we would have done if we hadn’t found you. Thank you for your kind care. - E. W. Tehachapi, CA I first came to Dr. Demerjian’s office in December of 2004, in a state of desperation. My TMJ symptoms had been gradually increasing in kind and intensity for about two decades, and had gotten to the point where it was unbearable. I had a constantly clicking and popping jaw, chronic headaches, neck stiffness and pain, ringing in the ears, dizziness, pain radiating from my jaw to many regions of my face, and a resultant chronic sense of fatigue. I recall often being in the middle of a task and suddenly wondering why my face felt so tense and tight. I would then immediately realize that it was because I was wincing from the pain. In short, I was a complete wreck. It wasn’t long after receiving treatment from Dr. Demerjian that my symptoms began to diminish significantly. In fact, apart from the occasional mild headache, I am happy to say that my symptoms are gone: the popping jaw, the ringing in the ears, the radiating pain, and the rest of my symphony of symptoms have disappeared, and without the resort to surgery or any other invasive kind of treatment. I never would have believed that I’d get my former life back! When I first made the appointment to see Dr. Demerjian, I was a bit hesitant and skeptical. I had visited online TMJ message boards, where I read testimonies about people wasting time and money on dentists and orthodontists who left them in roughly the same miserable state as before. I learned that some such professionals advertise themselves as “TMJ specialists” because they attended a weekend seminar or workshop on the topic and received a certificate. I discovered that Dr. Demerjian isn’t in that category. He knows what he’s doing. He has years of hands-on, TMJ-specific experience, uses sophisticated technology, and most importantly, he’s genuinely and deeply committed to his patients. Indeed, in my own experience he wouldn’t rest content until I was feeling my best -- and now I am! My warmest thanks to Dr. Demerjian and his wonderful staff for giving me back the life I thought I’d never recover! - F. L. Ontario, California


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