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For your jaw — TMJ
The clicking, the locking, the pain at the joint.
Relaxes the muscles pressuring the joint. Clicking and pain ease within weeks.
Most relevant · TMD
Redondo Beach · South Bay · Near LAX
unclench. — Therapeutic Botox for TMJ, jaw pain, headaches, and bruxism. A dentist-led concierge practice in Redondo Beach and the South Bay, Los Angeles.
Therapeutic Botox for a quieter jaw.
Delivered by a concierge dentist.
- —Wake up without a headache.
- —Stop catching yourself clenched.
- —No driving. No waiting room.
Visits run $1,200–$2,800, priced by protocol — never per unit. See exactly what costs what →
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A note from your dentist
Jaw Botox isn't vanity. It's quieting the muscle so you can finally sleep.
Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, DMD, FAGD, MPH
Symptoms we treat
Sound like you?
Not sure it's your jaw? Find out in 60 seconds.
Five questions from Dr. Nguyen. Instant result, plus the free guide "5 signs your headache is your jaw."
What therapeutic botox actually does
One treatment.
Three outcomes.
Small doses quiet the masseter and temporalis. The clench-grind pattern releases within 2–3 weeks.
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For your head
The headaches, the temple pressure, the sore face.
Calms the temporalis behind the clench — easing temple pressure and morning headaches at their source.
Most relevant · Tension-pattern headache
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For your sleep
The grinding, the broken nightguards, the never-rested mornings.
Cutting nighttime force reduces grinding at the source — deeper sleep, fewer morning headaches.
Most relevant · Bruxism
Dr. Jennifer Nguyen
Why a dentist
The jaw is not a forehead.
The jaw is anatomy a dentist spends a decade learning — the bite, the joint, the nerve, the muscle. Diagnostic first: many consults end without treatment.
Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, DMD, FAGD, MPH — Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, held by roughly 7% of US dentists. One clinician. One scope. No upsell.
If you've been here before
You're not imagining it. And you're not being dramatic.
Most people with jaw pain have already been told "it's just stress," handed a nightguard, and sent home. The pain stayed. The clenching stayed.
What's missing isn't willpower — it's a clinician who treats the muscle doing the damage. That's the whole practice. That's all we do.
Untreated, a clench pattern compounds — worn enamel, cracked teeth, entrenched headaches. The muscle keeps its habit until something interrupts it.
What it costs
Three tiers. No per-unit pricing.
Cash-pay, by anatomic protocol — not by milligram. You see the total before you book.
Tier 01
Reset
For the clenchers — jaw tension, morning soreness, grinding. Releases the masseter, the primary clenching muscle.
Single visit
$1,200
Annual (4 visits prepaid)
$4,200/yr · save $600
Tier 02
Relief
For jaw + temple tension that builds across the day. Treats the masseter and temporalis for fuller relief.
Single visit
$1,800
Annual (4 visits prepaid)
$5,800/yr · save $1,400
Tier 03
Restore
Comprehensive TMD program for chronic or severe clenching — full assessment, treatment, a titration check, and a maintenance plan.
Single visit
$2,800
Annual (4 visits prepaid)
$9,200/yr · save $2,000
Launch offer · limited
The Founding Twenty
18 / 20
Spots remaining
The first 20 patients become founding members — your annual rate locked for life, the $200 consult fee waived, and a complimentary two-week titration check at your first visit to dial in your dose.
Reset · locked
$3,500/yr
Relief · locked
$5,100/yr
Restore · locked
$8,100/yr
Claim a founding spot→Open through September 30, 2026, or until all 20 founding spots are filled.
The $200 virtual consult credits in full toward your first visit — effectively free if you proceed.
Frequently asked
Before you book.
The honest answers we give over the phone, written down.
01Is this medical botox or cosmetic botox?
Same FDA-approved drug — different goal, placement, and dose. Here it's therapeutic: quieting overactive jaw muscles. A softer lower face can be a side effect, not the point.
02Will it work for me?
Most patients feel real relief within two to four weeks. Some respond fully, some partly, a few not at all. We tell you honestly and reassess together.
03Will this help my headaches?
Often — when the headache starts in your jaw. Clenching keeps the masseter and temporalis contracted, and that strain refers up into temple pressure and morning headaches; quieting those muscles relieves it at the source. We treat the jaw, not the forehead. If your headaches turn out to be primarily neurological, we'll tell you plainly and point you to the right specialist.
04What if I have insurance?
We welcome insured patients but don't bill insurance. On request: a superbill plus medical-necessity letter for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
05Can I stop any time?
Yes. Effects wear off on their own over months. No dependency, no withdrawal, no obligation.
The fine print, plainly
This site is educational, not medical advice. Neuromodulator therapy is a prescription treatment with potential risks; suitability is determined only after a clinical consultation, and not every presentation qualifies — we'll tell you plainly when it's not right. Results vary. Cash-pay; no insurance billing.
How to start
Four steps from clenched to calm.
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Free 15-min call
Quick fit check — geography, cash-pay, candidacy. Not clinical.
Book free call →03
Exam + treatment
90 min at your home or office. Tier-priced. Two-week follow-up included.
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Optional membership
Annual cadence at your tier — offered at follow-up, never required.
Limited intake to keep care concierge — currently 5 new patients a month
Book the free 15-minute call→No intake, no pressure. Prefer to write first?