 And they probably spent $20,000, $30,000 on treatment. Dr. Schwartz is the president of the American Board of Oral Facial Pain, which is trying to change how TMJ is treated. Its specialists avoid surgery or adjusting the bite, instead using gentler techniques like counseling, exercises, and diet changes to avoid making irreversible changes. You can't undo surgery. Once you've entered the jaw joint, it's never the same.