What is TMD?? Approximately 5-12% of people suffer from - TopicsExpress



          

What is TMD?? Approximately 5-12% of people suffer from Temperomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD). TMD describes a variety of conditions affecting the jaw joint, muscles and nerves. Your TMJ aka jaw joint- allows you to open and close your mouth, and move your lower jaw. Damage to this joint or deterioration of the muscles surrounding it can lead to TMD, causing imbalanced jaw movement, chronic pain or spasms. Causes are unknown, but can be due to trauma, improper bite, clenching/grinding and stress. Stay tuned... we will be posting some helpful tips on how to treat/ manage the symptoms of TMD tomorrow...
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:48:51 +0000

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