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TMJ?
Umm, I saw a question about teeth clenching, and some people answered saying something about TMJ, well what is that? I feel dumb, but I've never heard of it.
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Honestly SC, you could have found this out very easily by searching online. This isn't an advice question, especially since you aren't wondering about pains that you, yourself have had.
And Draak is the only one that had anything intelligent to say about TMJ. If you were honestly wondering about it, all you need to do is search google with the keyword of "TMJ".
**EDIT: I didn't delete it because it wasn't terrible, but you do have to admit that it wasn't about advice and could have been answered elsewhere. I've been deleting "I'm in love, what do I do?" questions like crazy lately, but not all of the level 2's do.
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i have tmj and it sucks major! tmj is where you cant open your mouth all the way. my jaw will always pop. And it hurts like a b***h 24/7! hope i helped. ~Candy
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It is a dislocation of the jaw
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is a dislocation n the jaw...i have it...n i got it from talking and chewing gum to much...n now it herts everytime i eat something...itll pop outta place sometimes too
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From www.drshankland.com:
"The term TMJ is an abbreviation for Temporo-Mandibular Joint, or the jaw joint. In fact, there are really two TMJs, one in front of each ear. The TMJ is the joint formed by the temporal bone of the skull (Temporo) with the lower jaw or mandible (hence, mandibular). These joints move each time we chew, talk or even swallow. The TMJ is actually a sliding joint and not a ball-and-socket like the shoulder. This sliding allows for pressures placed on the joint to be distributed throughout the joint and not just in one area. The TMJ is the most complex joint in the human body. Placed between these two bones is a disc, just like the one between your back bones. This disc is primarily made of cartilage and in the TMJ acts like a third bone. The disc, being attached to a muscle, actually moves with certain movements of the TMJ.
The nerve to the TMJ is a branch of the trigeminal nerve and therefore, an injury to the TMJ may be confused with neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve. The two bones of the TMJ are held together by a series of ligaments, any of which can be damaged, just like any other joint. A damaged TMJ ligament usually results in a dislocation of the disc, the lower jaw, or both. Also, the bones are connected by two main muscles: the temporalis, the masseter, and a muscle just discovered by Dr. Shankland, the zygomandibular. Any or all of these muscles may be painful and produce pain in the TMJ or at the very least, abnormal movement of the lower jaw."
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