Dr. Benjamin Kruman, Orofacial Pain Specialist
Managing your pain
Treating chronic head and neck pain with a compassionate, patient-centered approach
What is Orofacial Pain?
Orofacial pain is one of 12 recognized dental specialities by the American Dental Association. The specialty of orofacial pain includes the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain and dysfunction from the neck up. Scope of care includes musculoskeletal, neuropathic, neurovascular, and sleep disorders.
Translation: Orofacial pain specialists treat joint pain, muscle pain, nerve pain, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea.
How I can help
Through a comprehensive and tailored intake exam, we take a holistic multi-factorial approach to assessing and diagnosing your pain.
From there, we’ll create an individualized patient-centered treatment plan to help reduce your discomfort and achieve long-term holistic wellbeing.
Services
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Facial & Jaw Pain
We treat acute and chronic TMJ, muscle, and nerve disorders and utilize various treatment modalities, including, but not limited to, intra-oral appliances, injectables like Botox, nerve blocks, and medications.
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Headaches
We treat primary headaches, including migraines, tension-type, and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia headaches, with treatment plans that can include medications, Botox, and other injectables.
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Dental Sleep Medicine
Sleep apnea affects 26% of adults ages 30–70, impacting everything from the quality of your rest to the way you function day-to-day. We work closely with sleep physicians to assess and provide a CPAP alternative, intra-oral sleep appliance, to those patients that are good candidates.
Meet Dr. Benjamin Kruman
I’m Dr. Ben Kruman—a board-certified Orofacial Pain specialist serving patients in Contra Costa and Napa Counties.
I’m passionate about finding holistic solutions to improve chronic pain and look forward to working with you to craft a treatment plan tailored to your needs.
You can learn more about my credentials and background (and catch a glimpse of my puppy) here.
