Trigger point injections (TPIs) are a highly effective, minimally invasive clinical procedure used to treat myogenous, or muscle-based, temporomandibular disorders by directly deactivating hyper-irritable knots in the jaw and facial muscles. According to clinical protocols from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), these injections utilize a local anesthetic, a corticosteroid, or a dry-needling technique to mechanically disrupt chronic muscle spasms and reset overstimulated pain pathways. By releasing these tight bands of muscle tissue, patients experience an immediate reduction in localized jaw tension, an increased range of motion, and rapid relief from referred tension headaches.
Trigger point injections is part of TMJ Disorders at Virginia Dental Care, located at 915 N Quincy St in Arlington, VA.
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Virginia Dental Care serves patients from Arlington, Ballston, Clarendon, Virginia Square, Courthouse, Rosslyn, Shirlington, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Falls Church, Alexandria, and McLean and nearby Northern Virginia communities.
For urgent pain, swelling, trauma, or infection concerns, call the office directly so the team can triage timing and next steps.