A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning ...

Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is your jaw joint. It connects your lower jawbone to the base of your skull. You have one TMJ on each side of your face, located just in front of your ears. These ...

Imaging helped treat a 61-year-old man with the rare coexistence of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition and a synovial tumor in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The case report was published in ...

A TMJ arthroscopy can help your oral and maxillofacial specialist diagnose your TMJ. An arthroscopy is an advanced, minimally invasive procedure. During an arthroscopy, your provider puts a thin tube ...

violently, often resulting in ligament tears, stretching of structures to their limits and discal tearing. All can lead to the development of TMJ symptoms. Bruxism/Clenching: Bruxism, the grinding of ...