TMJ Disease
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TMJ Disease Symptoms
Symptoms of TMJ disease include:
Jaw pain
:
Located in front of the ear lobe
Worse during chewing or yawning
Swelling
over the temporomandibular joint
Headache
Earache
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Related Conditions
Bruxism
Temporal arteritis
Facial pain
Grinding teeth
Jaw pain
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Last Updated: Aug 17, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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TMJ Disease References:
Conti PC, Miranda JE, Araujo CR. Relationship between systemic joint laxity, TMJ hypertranslation, and intra-articular disorders. Cranio. 2000 Jul;18(3):192-7.
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.
