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Untreated TMJ? You Are At Risk for These 5 Health Issues

TMJ – also known as temporomandibular joint dysfunction or disorder – is a common culprit of consistent jaw pain. TMJ occurs when the temporomandibular joint – the sliding hinge joint that connects your jaw to your skull – isn’t functioning properly. This can lead to several unpleasant symptoms, such as jaw pain, ear [...]

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Do Your Symptoms Point to TMJ?

TMJ Disorder stands for temporomandibular joint disorder (many shorten it to simply TMJ). It’s a pain and decreased mobility in your temporomandibular joint, the joint that connects your jaw to your skull. The pain is caused by your {{{{link id='50313' text='jaw joint becoming misaligned'}}}}, and there are many reasons why it could become so: [...]

By |June 14th, 2022|TMJ|

What Happens if TMJ is Left Untreated?

Like many of the medical ailments that people experience today, TMJ—also known as TMD—is not a modern problem. The first known mention of TMJ in medicine was in 1887 in an article describing two women who experienced locked jaw and resulting pain after that. TMD stands for temporomandibular joint disorder. It is [...]

By |January 3rd, 2022|Migraines, TMJ|
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