JAW

The prevalence of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJD) is between 5% and 12%. Unusual for chronic pain conditions, the prevalence rates of TMJ disorders are higher among younger persons. TMJ disorders are at least twice as prevalent in women as men.

Jaw Pain

The joint that is most used in your body is your Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) These involve talking, breathing, eating, and expression of feelings and emotions.

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is what the condition is called when things go wrong with this joint.

Symptoms of TMJ

Below are the typical symptoms associated with TMJ. You do not always feel tenderness and pain with TMJ:

clicking,
popping,
grinding,
jaw has limited opening
has the inability to fully clench your jaw

People who clench their teeth or grind their teeth often suffer from TMJ. Other symptoms include but are not limited to, ear pain, upper neck pain, dizziness, inability talk or sing, to eat, and ear ringing.

Causes of Temporomandibular Disorder

Causes of TMJ can include:

Masticatory muscle dysfunction,
Derangement/displacement of TMJ articular disc
Nocturnal grinding of teeth leads to increased pressure in TMJ and asymmetrical movement.

Occlusal Problems: Poor bite, (under bite, overbite)

Definition:

The jaw is defined as either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of either side — compare mandible, maxilla