What Doctors Treat TMJ Disorder?
Given that TMJ disorder sufferers have so many diverse symptoms, management can include numerous different physicians of varying specialties. Headaches may be treated by a neurologist, ear pain can be evaluated by an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist, and pain can be treated by a pain management specialist. A [...]
Basic Symptoms of TMJ Disorder
The characteristic symptoms of TMJ are pain and tenderness of the jaw muscles, clicking and grinding noises during movement of the jaw, and limited or irregular jaw movement.
Some other symptoms may include: spasm and sensitivity of various facial and neck muscles, preauricular (in front of the auricle of the ear) tenderness, [...]
The diagnosis of TMJ Disorders is usually based on the occurrence of the distinguishing clinical signs and symptoms that the patient presents upon examination. In other words, for the most part, the patient expresses that he or she is suffering from a group of subjective symptoms, such as recurring headaches, neck aches, ultra-sensitive teeth etc. [...]
WHAT ARE TMJ and TMD’s?
Temporomandibular disorders are often called “TMJ” by doctors, sufferers and even insurance agencies; even though the term TMJ is actually an acronym referring only to the jaw joints themselves.
For the purpose of this article, we will go over the basics of TMJ, and then in future discussions, I will bring [...]