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TMJ Disorder

TMJ disorder is a type of temporomandibular disorder or TMD. TMJ can cause pain in your jaw joint as well as in the muscles that control jaw movement.

The exact cause of TMJ disorder can be difficult to determine. Your pain may be due to a mix of different factors. It can be due to genetics, arthritis, or jaw injury. Some people have jaw pain because of bruxism. We’ve gotten our fair share of emails from patients looking for TMJ treatment over the years. Many of these emails describe osteoarthritis of the jaw as a result of a traumatic injury. Jaw dislocation can happen in a hockey game, for example.

You can also get dislocated or fractured jaw from an accident. Some people also claim that their TMJ problems began after they had their wisdom teeth extracted. Others will argue that TMJ developed as a degenerative joint disease.

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TMJ Treatment Options

After an examination of the patient’s head, jaw, and neck, we sometimes discover a cause-and-effect relationship that many of these patients have. This is when their neck pain and neck instability are causing and affecting the worsening of their TMJ problems. Their neck is causing pain in their jaw.

The pain these patients feel is due to soft tissue damage and weakness in the back of the skull. It can also include the cervical vertebrae facet joints, the cervical neck ligaments, and the cervical neck muscles. TMJ surgery should not be your only option. According to a study published in the Journal of oral and facial pain and headache, PRP injections may reduce pain more effectively than placebo injections in TMJ osteoarthritis. This became evident at 6 and 12 months post-injection. At 12 months post-injection, there was a significant difference in pain reduction when PRP was compared to hyaluronic acid. Although it should be interpreted with caution, PRP may have a beneficial effect on the relief of TMJ osteoarthritis pain.

TMJ Pain Specialist

We have seen many patients over the years who have been treated for TMJ problems for many years. In some of these cases, the patient may not have received the best treatments for the underlying cause of their condition. This would include any surgery that was possibly ill-advised.

The non-surgical treatment options we provide at Joint Rehab TMJ pain specialist entail taking a small amount of your blood. We then spin it in a centrifuge to separate the platelets from the red blood cells. The platelets are then collected and injected back into the jaw and neck to stimulate healing and regeneration. If you are considering reaching out, our specialist are trained experts in performing treatments like these.

TMJ Pain FAQ

TMJ pain refers to discomfort or dysfunction in the temporomandibular joint, which connects your jaw to your skull. It can cause jaw pain, headaches, clicking sounds, and difficulty chewing.
TMJ pain can be caused by jaw injury, arthritis, teeth grinding (bruxism), stress, misalignment, or overuse of jaw muscles. Our specialists assess your symptoms to identify the underlying cause.
We offer non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy, regenerative medicine, custom splints or mouthguards, stress management, and targeted injections to relieve TMJ pain and improve jaw function.
You should see a specialist if your TMJ pain is severe, persistent, causes difficulty opening or closing your mouth, or is associated with jaw locking, swelling, or hearing changes.
Avoiding teeth grinding, practicing stress management, maintaining good posture, and not overusing your jaw can help prevent TMJ pain. Our team can provide personalized prevention tips.

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