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TMJ Bite

August 10th, 2009

Any TMJ Syndrome dysfunction of the muscle may cause incorrect bite by occlusion of the teeth. Teeth may become sensitive if traumatized by this, demonstrating one of the many interplays between muscle, joint, and tooth.

Some of the most common complaints are disorders of the TMJ muscles. Pain and dysfunction are two observations regarding the TMJ muscle. Jaw movement limitation (minor or severe) is the most spread TMJ Dysfunction of the muscle.

Joint sounds as clicking or popping often occur as the only representation. These symptoms of TMJ Disorder are caused by over usage of the mastication muscles. Biting habits like fingernails biting or pencil chewing, continuously chewing gum, clenching habits and grinding habits are among most common causes.

Teeth disorders can contribute to TMJ dysfunction and also the other way around. Tooth loss and low tooth mobility can be caused by the supporting bone being destroyed by heavy forces placed on the teeth. The way teeth contact one another is affected by the movement of the teeth and the relationship between joints, muscles and teeth can suffer alterations.

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TMJ Ear Pain

August 10th, 2009

Ear pain is reported as a TMJ Symptom.

Ear pain can be confused with TMJ Syndrome pain because of the ear being so close to the temporomandibular joint. The pain is reported in around half of the TMJ Disorder patients and experienced as earache (otalgia). TMJ Disorder is a possible cause of secondary otalgia. In these cases treatment of TMJ Disorder can significantly reduce otalgia symptoms, facial pain, and atypical facial pain. There still is an ongoing debate on whether TMJ Disorder therapy reduces symptoms in the ear.

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TMJ Symptoms

August 7th, 2009

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Signs and symptoms of TMJ Disorder vary in their presentation and are very complex. The TMJ symptoms usually involve more than one of TMJ components: bones, nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments,  teeth and the connective tissue. Swelling of the proximal tissue associated with ear pain is a symptom of TMJ disorder. Pain arising from impacted third molars is sometimes mistaken for TMJ disorder and so on.

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Most cases of TMJ Syndrome, however, are not simple at all. Deep-space infections may present as TMJ dysfunction. Sometimes muscle pain can be associated with trigger points inside the muscle tissue. These trigger points can be localized by digital palpation, both outside snd inside the mouth. This is known as Myofascial pain syndrome.

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TMJ Disorder – TMJ Syndrome – TMJ Dysfunction

August 7th, 2009

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TMJ disorder, or TMJ syndrome (TMJD, TMJ or TMD), is a wide term covering acute or chronic dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint. The TMJ disorder can and usually results in noticeable pain and impairment. Patients with TMJ Disorder are reported to have chewing, swallowing, speaking and other impediments. Because the disorder and the TMJ dysfunction crosses the boundaries between many health-care disciplines (physical therapy, neurology, dentistry and even psychology) there are several diagnosis and treatment approaches.

The temporomandibular joint is susceptible to several of the conditions affecting other joints in the body: dislocations, trauma, developmental anomalies, ankylosis, arthritis, neoplasia and so on.

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What Is TMJ?

August 7th, 2009

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TMJ is an abbreviation standing for: “Temporo Mandibular Joint” or, more popular, the jaw joint. Temporo stands for temporal lobe which is a part of the brain located beneath the ear, on both sides of the head. Mandibular stand for the mandible. The mandible is the lower jaw bone (the mobile one). There are two TMJs, each positioned in front of the left and right ears. These joints connect the mandible to the skull and, just like all the joints of the human body (knees, shoulders, and so on) allow the movement of the mobile bone (mandible). The TMJs allow the mandible to move up/down, left/right and forward/back. Imagine no joint and you’ll see no chewing, no swallowing, no speaking, no facial expressions.

TMJ is one of the most complex set of joints of the human body. Unlike other joints (vertebral junctions or typical finger), each TMJ has two joints, which allow it to both translate and rotate (sliding and rotating). It is common to notice wear of  the bone, the cartilage or even both components with use of the TMJ. Clicking, popping motions and other movement deviations of the joint are normal to apear. When any of these becomes painfull it is considered a TMJ disorder.

In a healthy joint, the surfaces in contact with one another (bone and cartilage) do not have any receptors to transmit the feeling of pain. The pain therefore originates from one of the surrounding soft tissues. When receptors from one of these areas are triggered, the pain causes a reflex to limit the mandible’s movement. Furthermore, inflammation of the joints can cause constant pain, even without movement of the jaw.

These days, however, TMJ stands more and more often for TMJ Disorder – TMJ Syndrome – TMJ Dysfunction. All over the internet people speaking about TMJ reffer to the disorder and not to the joint itself.

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