TMJ & Sleep Apnea Specialist in Northern California

Reconstruction-grade TMJ and airway care is rare enough that patients travel for it. The San Francisco Center for TMJ & Sleep Apnea serves as a destination practice for Northern California — from Sacramento and the Sierra foothills to Sonoma, Monterey, and the Central Valley. Dr. Amin Samadian, DDS, concentrates CT diagnosis, an in-house appliance lab, and TMJ-and-airway specialty care in one office at 450 Sutter St. Call 415-570-2841 to plan a visit.

A destination practice, built for traveling patients

Most of Northern California has no dedicated TMJ specialty practice at all — patients cycle through general dentists, ENTs, and physical therapists for years. Our office is structured for out-of-town patients: the first visit combines exam, complete bite analysis, and CT imaging of the joints and airway in a single appointment; appliances are crafted in our own lab rather than mailed to a third party; and follow-up cadence is planned around your distance, with virtual consultations covering what doesn't require a chair. TMJ and sleep-disordered breathing are treated as one connected system — which is exactly what long-distance patients need, because it means fewer trips and one coordinated plan.

Getting here from around Northern California

The office sits at 450 Sutter St in downtown San Francisco, next to the Sutter-Stockton garage — about 90 minutes from Sacramento, an hour from Santa Rosa or San Jose, and an easy connection from anywhere BART or Caltrain reaches. Patients flying in use SFO with a direct BART ride downtown. Morning appointments are prioritized for traveling patients so the round trip fits in a day.

Book from Northern California

Serving Northern California — the region — from 450 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108. Same-week consultations are often available. Call 415-570-2841 or request an appointment online.

Reconstruction-grade TMJ & airway care — with our own lab

Most dentists treat TMJ symptoms. Dr. Samadian is a reconstructive and cosmetic dentist who specializes in dental reconstruction for TMJ and airway patients — which means care doesn't stop at managing pain; it can go all the way to rebuilding a bite that years of grinding and joint strain have worn down. He is also one of the few in Northern California with an in-house lab, so orthotics and appliances are designed, crafted, and refined under one roof rather than shipped to a third-party lab.

His integrated method moves through four stages, each matched to what your CT imaging and exam actually show:

1. Diagnose — CT-based imaging of the jaw joints and airway; no guesswork.
2. Decompress & stabilize — custom orthotics from our own lab, regenerative PRF therapy, and Botox for overworked jaw muscles.
3. Develop the airway — NightLase laser therapy, MSE palatal expansion and orthodontics, and oral appliance therapy.
4. Reconstruct — when teeth have paid the price of years of clenching, full bite reconstruction restores function and esthetics together.

The symptom list we treat is long because the jaw–airway system touches all of it: locked jaw, clicking and popping, jaw deviation, grinding and clenching, ear pain and ringing, headaches and migraines, neck and shoulder pain, and snoring.

Real TMJ patient stories

Patients Dr. Samadian has treated for TMJ disorders share their experience in their own words. Individual results vary.

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