Is there a TMJ specialist near Bentonville AR?

Dr. Kyle Benton, DDS, FAACP, at Restorative Wellness Center is located in Rogers AR, approximately 10 to 15 minutes south of Bentonville. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and offers fellowship-credentialed TMJ care with in-office CBCT imaging, joint vibration analysis, PRF regenerative therapy, and oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea.

How far is Restorative Wellness Center from Bentonville?

Restorative Wellness Center is located at 2603 W Pleasant Grove Rd, Suite 111, Rogers AR 72758 — approximately 10 to 15 minutes south of Bentonville via I-49 or local roads.

What makes Dr. Benton different from other TMJ providers in the Bentonville area?

Dr. Benton holds the FAACP credential, Fellowship in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, which represents advanced postgraduate training beyond general dental scope. His practice offers in-office cone beam CT joint imaging, joint vibration analysis, platelet rich fibrin regenerative injections, and an integrated pain-sleep-breathing approach that addresses TMD and sleep apnea as a connected system.

Can TMJ disorder cause ear pain and headaches?

Yes. The temporomandibular joint sits adjacent to the ear canal, and joint inflammation frequently refers pain into the ear. The muscles of mastication, when chronically overloaded, are a major driver of headaches at the temples and behind the eyes. Many patients with these symptoms are treated for ear problems or migraines for years before the TMJ connection is identified.

Does Dr. Benton treat sleep apnea for Bentonville patients?

Yes. Restorative Wellness Center provides oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea as an alternative or complement to CPAP. Dr. Benton evaluates joint status before designing any sleep appliance and accounts for TMJ mechanics throughout treatment, making this particularly appropriate for patients who have both sleep apnea and jaw pain.

What is PRF therapy and does Dr. Benton offer it for TMJ patients in the Bentonville area?

PRF, Platelet Rich Fibrin, is a regenerative therapy prepared from the patient's own blood that concentrates growth factors to activate natural healing in the joint. Dr. Benton offers PRF injections at Restorative Wellness Center in Rogers AR for patients with chronic joint inflammation, disc damage, or soft tissue injury that has not fully responded to appliance therapy alone.

TMJ Specialist Serving Bentonville AR — Restorative Wellness Center

If you are in Bentonville and searching for a TMJ specialist who goes further than a standard dental evaluation, I want to be direct with you about what is available in your area and what I offer that is different. I am Dr. Kyle Benton, a Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, practicing at Restorative Wellness Center in Rogers — less than 15 minutes from most of Bentonville. My practice is built around finding the actual source of jaw pain, craniofacial pain, and sleep disordered breathing and treating it at the level those problems actually require.

Patients from Bentonville come to me when they want a diagnosis that goes deeper than a surface-level evaluation and a treatment plan that is built on objective data rather than assumptions. If you have been dealing with jaw pain, chronic headaches, ear symptoms, or sleep apnea without getting to the bottom of it, this is the evaluation that changes that.

What Fellowship-Level TMJ Care Looks Like

The FAACP credential, Fellowship in the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, represents advanced postgraduate training and examination in the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders and craniofacial pain. It is a meaningful clinical distinction that reflects a depth of training most dental providers have not pursued.

What that means in practice: I do not guess. I image, measure, and assess before recommending anything. Your first appointment at Restorative Wellness Center is two hours long and includes the following.

iCAT Cone Beam CT Imaging

A standard dental X-ray does not show your temporomandibular joints in any meaningful detail. A cone beam CT scan does. I capture a three dimensional image of both joints the same day as your first visit using our in-office iCAT system. I review the images with you during the appointment: what the condylar heads look like, whether there is bone remodeling or erosion, what the joint spaces show. Many Bentonville patients have been in treatment elsewhere for a year or more without anyone ever imaging their actual joints. That changes at the first visit here.

Joint Vibration Analysis

The JVA captures the vibration signatures produced by each joint during movement in real time. Healthy joints move quietly. Joints with disc displacement, adhesions, or degenerative changes produce characteristic patterns the system quantifies objectively. This functional data complements the CBCT imaging and gives me a complete picture of what each joint is actually doing.

Comprehensive Clinical Examination

Muscle palpation across the jaw, temple, and cervical musculature. Range of motion measurement. Bite analysis using digital records. Posture assessment. Full symptom history including onset, progression, prior treatments, and associated symptoms. By the time we are done, I have a multi-system data set that supports a real diagnosis.

Conditions I Treat for Bentonville Patients

Temporomandibular Disorder

TMD encompasses dysfunction and pain involving the joint itself, the disc, the surrounding musculature, or all three. Symptoms range from jaw soreness and clicking sounds to limited opening, joint locking, and pain that spreads into the face, temples, or neck. The standard general dental response is a night guard. A night guard protects teeth from grinding wear. For a patient with disc displacement, joint inflammation, or nerve involvement, it is an inadequate treatment. Worse, the wrong appliance applied without proper diagnosis can drive the problem in the wrong direction. I build every treatment plan on what the diagnostic data actually shows.

Craniofacial Pain and Chronic Headaches

The jaw muscles, particularly the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoids, are among the most powerful in the body relative to their size. When they are chronically overloaded, they generate significant referred pain into the head, temples, and face. Many of the patients I see from Bentonville have been treated for migraines or tension headaches for years without meaningful relief because the jaw component was never identified or addressed. A craniofacial pain evaluation frequently changes the diagnostic picture for these patients entirely.

Ear Pain, Fullness, and Tinnitus

The temporomandibular joint sits directly adjacent to the ear canal. Inflammation in the joint or hypertonicity in the surrounding musculature refers pain into the ear with remarkable consistency. I see patients regularly who have had extensive ENT workups, normal findings, and ongoing ear pain. If that describes your situation, a comprehensive TMJ evaluation is the logical next step.

Sleep Apnea and CPAP Intolerance

Oral appliance therapy repositions the mandible during sleep to prevent airway collapse. It is an evidence-based treatment for mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea and a recognized alternative for patients with severe apnea who cannot use CPAP. Because mandibular advancement changes joint loading, I evaluate joint status thoroughly before designing any sleep apnea appliance and monitor the joints throughout treatment. For patients with both sleep apnea and TMD, this integrated approach is the only way to address both conditions without making one worse while treating the other.

PRF Regenerative Therapy

For Bentonville patients with chronic joint inflammation, disc damage, or soft tissue injury that has not responded fully to appliance therapy, Platelet Rich Fibrin injections offer a meaningful next step. PRF is prepared from your own blood through a simple in-office processing protocol. The resulting material concentrates growth factors and platelets that, when injected into the joint or surrounding tissues, activate the body’s natural healing and regenerative response. Unlike cortisone, PRF supports actual tissue repair rather than temporary symptom suppression. It does not carry immune suppression risks and builds benefit over time.

The Pain Sleep Breathing Triad

Jaw pain, sleep disordered breathing, and craniofacial pain share anatomy, neurology, and in many patients a common root cause. A restricted airway drives nocturnal clenching. Clenching loads the joints and muscles. Loaded joints and muscles produce pain, headaches, and referred symptoms. Treating any one of these in isolation while ignoring the others produces incomplete results. Restorative Wellness Center is built around treating all three as a connected system, which is why patients who have not gotten adequate answers elsewhere frequently find them here.

Getting Here from Bentonville

Restorative Wellness Center is located at 2603 W Pleasant Grove Rd, Suite 111, Rogers AR 72758. From most of Bentonville the drive is 10 to 15 minutes south on I-49 or local roads. The office is easy to access and has ample parking. For patients coming from the Walmart Home Office area or northwest Bentonville, the drive is straightforward and the commute is minimal relative to the quality of evaluation you receive.

Schedule Your Consultation

You have options in Bentonville and the surrounding area for general dental care and basic TMJ appliances. What you do not have locally is a fellowship-credentialed craniofacial pain specialist with in-office CBCT imaging, joint vibration analysis, and an integrated pain and sleep protocol. That is what Restorative Wellness Center offers, and it is 10 minutes away.

Call (479) 265-1400 or visit restorativewellnessar.com to schedule your consultation. I look forward to reviewing your full history, imaging your joints, and giving you the clarity you have been looking for.