Jaw Injuries And Disorders Symptoms

JAW INJURIES AND DISORDERS

DESCRIPTION

The temporomandibular joint acts like a sliding hinge, connecting your jaw bone to your skull. You have one joint on each side of your jaw. TMJ disorders – a type of temporomandibular disorder or TMD – can cause pain in your jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement.

Symptoms –

Pain or tenderness in your jaw

Pain in temporomandibular joint

Facial pain

Difficulty chewing

Pain around ear

Risk factors –

Various types of arthritis

Jaw injury

Clenching of teeth

Certain connective tissue disease

Diagnosis and test –

Dental X-rays

CT scan

MRI

Treatment –

Medications

Therapies

Arthrocentesis

Injections

TMJ arthroscopy

Open-joint surgery