What Are Temporomandibular Disorders?
Today, researchers generally agree that Temporomandibular disorders fall
into three main categories:
- Myofascial pain, the most common form of TMD, which is discomfort
or pain in the muscles that control jaw function and the neck and shoulder
muscles;
- Internal derangement of the joint, meaning a dislocated jaw or displaced
disc, or injury to the condyle;
- Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
in the jaw joint.
A person may have one or more of these conditions at the same time.
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