The hinge of the jaw. Also: TMJ

	Bruxism Related Topic "...teeth; tense facial and jaw muscles; headaches; dislocation of the jaw; damage to the tooth enamel, exposing the inside of the tooth; a popping or clicking in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ); tongue indentations; damage to the inside of the cheek..." Osteonecrosis of the Jaw The Condition "...Diagnosis & Tests It is difficult to diagnose this problem as the pain symptoms often are similar to other conditions such as Myofascial Pain Disorder (MPD), Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ) problems, atypical facial pain, trigeminal neuralgia, phantom toothache, or headache..." Prolotherapy As A Treatment "...Headaches and TMJ pain often associated with car accidents..." Tinnitus The Condition "...Besides loud noises, other causes include severe head trauma, sinus and respiratory infections, ear infections, wax build-up, high blood cholesterol, TMJ problems, food allergies, certain types of tumors and a long list of other conditions..." Relationship to TMJ Problems "...Of a group of twenty patients with tinnitus, ten tested positive for TMJ dysfunction in all diagnostic tests used..." TMD Related Topic "Tempero-mandibular joint dysfunction..." TMJ Problems The Condition ""TMJ" stands for temporomandibular joint, or the jaw joint..." Recommendation Prolotherapy "Prolotherapy regrows tendons and ligaments to strengthen and stabilize overly mobile joints such as the TMJ..."

Last updated: Dec 06, 2007