TMJ Baltimore

 
What exactly is a TMJ?

You have probably heard the term thrown around and you have probably heard it used to describe a number of different scenarios. But to define exactly what your TMJ is … has left you baffled about TMJ in Baltimore. A co-worker tells you one thing while a friend explains something entirely different. When you research on the internet, countless terminology pops-up, leaving you more baffled than when you began . . .

Puzzled? You don’t have to be . . . In terms of your jaw joint and its symptoms, causes and treatments - it can come across as mystifying. There is a lot of misinformation that leaves you puzzled, perplexed and scratching your head.

TMJ is an abbreviation for the term Temporo-Mandibular Joint. Simply stated, this is your jaw joint; the area where your lower jaw attaches to the skull at the temporal bone.

You have two TMJ’s – one on each side of your face, although they work in unison.  When you experience discomfort or pain in this area, it is commonly referred to as “TMJ” when in actuality, TMJ is just the name of the joint. TMD is the correct term for the ‘pain’ – standing for Temporo-Mandibular Joint Disorder.

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Where is Your TMJ?

Quite the mouthful to say, your Temporo Mandibular Joint is actually quite easy to find. To locate your jaw joint, trace your finger to right under your cheekbone - just in front of the middle of your ear. Can you feel that movement when you open and close your jaw? Do you feel the movement of your jaw joint against your skull? That’s your TMJ – the point where your lower jaw attaches to the skull.

Because of the stress placed on the TMJ, Baltimore patients may experience a variety of symptoms, such as headaches, tingling in your fingers and back of your hand, back pain and pain in your neck or shoulders.

Here’s another trick. Place your little fingers, pads forward, in your ear canals and gently pull forward. Open and close your teeth. Do you feel any clicking, popping or grinding? That’s a stressed TMJ and you should get treatment for your TMJ in Baltimore right away. 

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