What Is Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (tmj)?

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 Temporomandibular Joint:
Are you suffering from persistent pain on your face, neck, shoulders, or in and around the ear when you speak, chew or even when you open your mouth wide? It can be temporo-mandibular joint disorder, consult an expert at FMS Dental today.
What is TMJ?Temporomandibular Joint is a joint that connects your lower jaw to temporal bones of the skull. This joint connects the upper jaw with the lower jaw. The temporomandibular joint helps you to move your jaw up and down, and side to side; so that you can talk, chew and yawn. The trouble with your jaw and the muscles in your face that control the joint is called temporomandibular disorder.
Causes of Temporo-mandibular disorder:• Stress• Trauma• Arthritis in the joint• Teeth grinding or clenching of the teeth
Locking of the joint making it difficult to open or close your mouth, pain or tenderness in your jaw, aching pain in and around the ear, facial pain, difficulty in chewing are signs and symptoms of TMD.

FMS Dental has exclusive Temporomandibular disorder treatment center with a dedicated team and unique approach to treat your temporomandibular joint pain. The TMD center at FMS Dental hosts advanced infrastructure and technology like T Scan, BioPak, 3D Jaw Tracker, EMG, JVA and TENS therapy for providing comprehensive care to the patients with TMD disorders and orofacial pain.
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About The  Author Dr. Shailaja is a renowned dental surgeon and a certified Dental Implantologist. She is the Director of FMS Dental Hospitals, Hyderabad, India. Head of the Department, Department of Oral Implantology, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, India. Dr. Shailaja has got tremendous experience of successfully placing thousands of dental implants, over more than 19 years India. With the vision of practicing advanced dentistry in India, Dr. Shailaja has trained in various other disciplines of dentistry like Cosmetic, Laser Dentistry & Temporomandibular disorder managements.

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