John D. Petkanas, D.D.S., graduated New York Universitys College of Dentistry in 1992 with full academic honors, and then completed his hospital training with clinical affiliates of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as Housestaff Chair. He entered private practice in New York City immediately upon completion, and has been in practice for nearly 25 years now. He has been in practice here in New Jersey, since 1998.

The recipient of numerous clinical, academic and professionallaurels, his most recent isthe Award for Clinical Excellence in TMJ Disorders and Oro-Facial Pain, from the Consumers Research Council of America.

John N. Kallis, D.M.D., has been practicing Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for twenty (20) years. He graduated Farleigh Dickinson Universitys Pre-Doctoral Program with a Bacheolor of Science degree,Summa Cum Laude, before obtaining his D.M.D. from Farleigh as well. As Chief Resident at the Veterans Administration Medical Centre in East Orange, New Jersey, Dr. Kallis served at both the Trauma Centre at Saint Josephs Medical Centre in Paterson, as well as Columbia-Preesbyterian Medical Centre, in New York.

We have developed a professional, courteous and attentive staff that is focused on making your treatment with us here as stress-free as possible. Hand-picked for their competence and their ability to handle any issue in proper patient care, our staff focuses on the most important part of the practice the patient.

Theinjury may present as a headache up near your temples, or as a clogged sensation in or around your ears. It might also present as a dull ache when you open or close your mouth, or a painful stiffness about your jaws. Sometimes, your jaw might click when you open your mouth or yawn.