The jaw joint is called the temporomandibular joint. The lower jaw (mandible) is the structure formed between the condyle part and the temporal bone, which is the skull bone, in which there is an articular cartilage meniscus, capsule and muscle tissues around it. These muscle tissues are called 'masticatory muscles'.
TMJ disorders are also called 'Costen syndrome'. These disorders are the general name of a group of disorders that occur with acute or chronic pain, usually caused by chewing muscles and / or joint inflammation.
- Jaw pain or jaw tenderness (The most common complaint is jaw joint discomfort)
Difficulty or discomfort biting and chewing
- Click, crack, closing sound in the jaw joint when opening and closing the mouth
- Restricted mouth opening and closing
Facial pain
Ear pain (especially in the morning)
Headache (especially in the morning)
- blinking
Hearing loss
Migraine pain (especially in the morning)
Tinnitus
Dizziness
Neck and shoulder pain
Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Loss of bite height (due to aging or improper dental treatment)
- Trauma (sports accident, traffic accident…)
- Malocclusion
- Distress in orthodontic treatment
Habits such as excessive chewing gum, nail biting, eating hard foods
- Excessive mouth opening movement (while eating, yawning ...)
Myofascial pain syndrome
- Jaw tightening after stress
- Incorrect jaw use movements while speaking
Unnecessary tooth extraction
Degenerative joint diseases, tumors, joint dislocations
TMJ diseases are disorders seen in joint functions as a result of intra or extra-articular pathologies. Special protective plate (splint) treatment is applied to patients diagnosed with TMJ in our clinic as a result of clinical and radiographic examinations. These mouth protective plates are made to relieve the symptoms of bruxism and joint diseases; they are used during the specified treatment interval.
Bruxism is a very common habit in our society. Appropriate treatment method in cases such as abrasion in teeth and fractures in fillings (especially in front teeth), creaking sound that can be heard while sleeping, pain in the muscles and joints in the face, joints during opening and closing, headache, tooth shaking, spacing and tenderness, average 1- It is a 1.5mm thick hard plate, or bite-guard.
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