What Is Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction?
Dysfunction of muscles of mastication and temporomandibular joints is typically called as temporomandibular joint dysfunction or temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome (TMJ), a collective term which represents a diverse group of pathologies involving temporomandibular joints, the muscle of mastication or both.
Muscles of mastication are the muscles that move the jaw, and temporomandibular joints are the joints which connect the mandible (lower jaw or jaw bone) to the skull.
This syndrome causes pain and also limits the mandible movement. Noises from the temporomandibular joints, during jaw movement, are heard from the patients suffering from the dysfunction.
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Even though the syndrome is not hazardous, the quality of life is adversely affected because this disease's symptoms can become chronic and difficult to manage and hence no irreversible treatment should be carried out for TMJ.
