What is TMJ?
What the heck is TMJ?
TMJ and bruxism can be treated without medication or mouthguards, apparently, quite successfully. But what the heck is meant by TMJ? I have just been on a billion websites, where TMJ is discussed and an assortment of products offered to aid in its relief.
You would think that someone would tell you what the initials stand for.
Oh, I know; I’m supposed to know it by osmosis. If I stare at the letters TMJ long enough, the correct answer will come to me. Too Much Junk food? Tight Muscled Jaw? Twisted My Junk?
That would give someone bruxism.
What?!
TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint disorder, dysfunction, or syndrome
Now I know why it is called TMJ. It is also known as TMJD or TMD.
You can call it TMJ, or you can call it TMD or you can call it TMJD, but ya doesn’t have ta call it temporomandibular joint disorder/syndrome.
Would it really have been so hard to spell it out completely at least once on someone’s website or sales page?
The temporomandibular joint is the joint on the face that joins the mandible, or lower jaw, to the rest of the skull. Each TMJ is actually two joints. This enables the TMJ to both rotate and translate.
I beg your pardon.
If someone told me to rotate, I don’t think that I would need much of a translation. They might need a new TMJ or two once they were done, however.
Translate, in this instance, means to be able to slide, and therefore allow the lower jaw to do all those fun movements involved in chewing, talking, and mocking people with overbites.
Speaking of mocking; I wouldn’t be at all surprised if fists had something to do with a lot of men’s TMJ disorders.
Inflammation of these joints can be extremely painful, as well as limiting the usual movement of the jaw. People often suffer from referred pain, manifesting as earaches, due to the close proximity of this joint to the ears.
Temporomandibular joint disorder is often exacerbated by a condition known as bruxism. Bruxism, or bruxing, is the repetitive, unconscious movement of the jaw.
And teeth grinding.
Chronic teeth grinding.
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Sounding like Yoda gets more traffic hits to my website, so please bear with me!
There are mouth guards available on the market, but doctors don’t advise that you use such shields. Custom-made is the way to go if you choose this avenue of relief.
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There, that should do it.
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Pat.
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