Marc Darrow, MD, JD.
Many people contact our office asking about temporomandibular joint (TMJ) treatments. For the most part they are contacting us to learn about the possibilities of how regenerative medicine injections may help them. Among these injections are bone marrow aspirate concentrate (a procedure that uses cells from your own bone marrow to initiate healing) and Platelet Rich Plasma injections. Doctors use these treatments in orthopedic conditions such as osteoarthritis, joint degenerative disease, neck and back pain), and for the purpose of this article problems of TMJ and TMJD (Temporomandibular joint dysfunction).
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is located where the jawbone meets the cranium. The condition known as temporomandibular joint syndrome develops from a combination of interrelated factors, usually starting with poor head posture, that contribute to the stretching and weakening of the cervical ligaments and lateral TMJ ligaments. As a result, the lower jaw can slip forward, aggravating the situation further by putting additional stress on the ligaments and the joints.
Conventional treatments include:
- TMJ arthroscopy and various types of surgery,
- TMJ implants,
- injections of botulinum toxins, and
- cauterization.
All of these treatments are invasive and somewhat risky, and their use as the chosen treatment for TMJ may ignore or even cause negative consequences.
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