Ask any victim, and they will tell you temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain can deteriorate the quality of life. TMJ disorder (TMD) headaches become distractive no matter how you try to ignore or manage them with pain medications. And it doesn’t stop there. TMD causes jaw pain, painful chewing, locked jaws, and other unpleasant symptoms. Have you been […]
The temporomandibular joint, also known as TMJ, is a joint that connects the skull to the lower jaw. Tendons support this joint and feature a specialized disk between the two bones, acting like a hinge. The TMJ can sometimes become compromised for various reasons, such as injury, stress, arthritis, bruxism (teeth grinding/clenching), dislocation, and improper […]