FreeMD® TMJ Disease Definition

TMJ Disease

Definition

TMJ Disease Definition

Common names:

Painful TMJ
Temporomandibular Joint Disease
TMJ Disease
TMJ Pain

A person with temporomandibular joint disease, or TMJ disease, has painful inflammation or irritation of the jaw joint.

TMJ disease causes pain in front of the ear. Usually, the pain worsens during chewing or yawning.

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Related Conditions

Bruxism
Temporal arteritis

Facial pain
Grinding teeth
Jaw pain

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Last Updated: Dec 11, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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TMJ Disease References:

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DeFabianis P. Rational and philosophic basis for a functional approach to TMJ fractures in children. Funct Orthod. 2000 Summer;17(3):20-4.
Deodato F, Cristiano S, Trusendi R, Giorgetti R. A functional approach to the TMJ disorders. Prog Orthod. 2003;4(2):20-37. English, Italian.
Mongini F, Italiano M. TMJ disorders and myogenic facial pain: a discriminative analysis using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Pain. 2001 Apr;91(3):323-30.