Rebecca L. Griffiths, B.S., D.M.D. has dedicated over 30 years to the treatment of dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints, more commonly referred to as TMJ or TMD. Dr. Griffiths’ passionate interest in TMJ treatment is the result of personally experiencing devastating headaches, facial muscle spasms, and teeth clenching for more than eight years due to her TMJ problem.

Dr. Griffiths completed a three year certification program with the world leaders in TMJ treatment in the 1980s. During the last three decades, she has developed a reputation for expert, successful, non-invasive treatment for head, neck, and facial pain without injections, drugs, or surgery.   Visit her  Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Griffiths’ child and adolescent patients have been sent to her mostly for non-extraction orthodontics, but she has also treated many children for TMD prior to their orthodontics. Many of Dr. Griffiths’ adult TMD patients have been referred by other health care practitioners and had experienced previously unsuccessful treatments and surgical failures. Dr. Griffiths’ patients experience relief from their TMJ dysfunction and its symptoms just a few days after wearing the dental appliances she custom fabricates for them.

Additional Certifications

“Sleep Disorders, Oral Growth & Development, and Craniofacial Pain”
Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), ADG accredited
2006

“Soft Tissue Injuries Relative to MVAs”
Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), ADG accredited
2002

Professional Affiliations

ALF Interface Academy
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP)
American Academy of Gnathologic Orthopedics (AAGO)
American Dental Association (ADA)
Arizona Dental Association (AZDA)
The Osteopathic Cranial Academy
International Association for the Study of Orthodontics (IAO)
Sacro-Occipital Treatment Organization (SOTO-USA)
Central Arizona Dental Society (CADS)

Publications

“An Ethical, but Not an Easy, Path–Interviewing Dr. Rebecca Griffiths”
Inscriptions
Arizona Dental Association
February 2013

“Craniofascial Structure in Osteopathy, Dentistry, and Rolfing SI”
Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute
The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration
December 2012

“Guess Who I Ran into at THEOS?”
Inscriptions
Arizona Dental Association
October 2012

“Mucous Retention Cysts of the Maxillary Sinus and Superiority of 3D Cone Beam CT Scans versus Traditional Panoramic Imaging”
Dental Imaging Newsletter
Dental Imaging Centers
April 2009