TMJ Arthroscopy

Malfunctioning of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be a major inconvenience. It can cause a wide-range of symptoms that hinders your ability to live everyday life healthy and happily. As a result, if you have a TMJ disorder, it’s essential to seek treatment. One of the most effective ways to diagnose and treat TMJ disorder is with a TMJ arthroscopy. During arthroscopic jaw surgery, your oral surgeon inserts an arthroscope (a pencil-thin, lighted tube) into the jaw joint through a small incision in the skin. There is a small camera attached to the arthroscope that transmits close-up images of the TMJ joint to a TV monitor. Your oral surgeon can then insert surgical instruments through the arthroscope to do surgery on the joint and prevent any need for more surgical incisions.

Dr. Payton has pioneered this Arthroscopic surgery procedure, done in our Aventura location, to save our patients the cost of having it done in the hospital!

Hospitals

As one of the premiere oral and maxillofacial surgery practices in South Florida, we are proud to be affiliated with numerous reputable hospitals.

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Insurances Accepted

Here at Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center, we make every effort to provide you with both the finest care and convenient financial options.

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Our Locations

We are located close to local hospitals to grant you further peace of mind.

Dear Valued Patients,

We’ve been serving our community since 1975 and have continued to serve our community by attending dental emergencies throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

With that in mind, Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center HAS REOPENED four of its five offices located in Plantation, Aventura, Pembroke Pines, and Coral Springs. The openings are effective as of July 7th, 2020 and the offices will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For our Plantation location, we will be open from 9 a.m to 1 p.m Monday, through Friday. Our Coral Springs location will be closed Tuesdays and Thursdays, and our Aventura location will be closed Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, until further notice.

Our Miami Beach location is closed temporarily, please give us a call if you have any questions.

As you know, your health and safety is our main concern, we will continue to follow strict OSHA and CDC Guidelines. We boast state-of-the-art sterilization centers and we will be implementing the following guidelines to maintain patient safety:

· Prior to your visit, we ask that you go to our website www.oralfacial.com. Click on the top right button, online forms, and fill out paperwork, print and bring to your visit so we may decrease wait-times.

· All patients will be carefully screened prior to their visit. We ask that you inform our schedulers of any symptoms and advise us if you have recently traveled locally or internationally via plane, cruise ship, or other forms of mass transportation.

· We ask that you bring a complete list of medications you are currently taking, as well as any allergies you may have.

· If you bring family members to your visit, please ask them to remain in the car as we are limiting the office to patients only.

· We will require all patients to wear facemasks, your temperature will be taken, and we will also require that patients sanitize their hands.

Please remember that we are taking these necessary precautions so we can continue to bring you the quality surgical care you’ve come to expect from our name. Together we will get through this, and we look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Dr.’s Friedman, Payton, Cardenas, and Lopez

Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center