Temporal mandibular disorders

Temporal mandibular disorders

The TMJ linking the jaw on both sides of the skull. When lead this detailed job the right way, man can speak and chew and yawn. The people who suffer from TMJ disorder and function, the existing problems in the joint and in the muscles surrounding it lead to injury, including the following:

 • Pain spreading across the face or jaw or neck.

• hardening of the muscles of the jaw.

• limitation of movement or malocclusion jaw.

• crackling painful jaw.

• a change in the method of snapping jaws lower and upper.

Jaw pain may go away with some treatment or non-treatment; and can be treated with simple things one can do it by himself, and therefore such as eating only soft foods or put cold compresses on the jaw joint. The addition of some sedating medications eating or putting install intraoral device. However, the patient may need to undergo surgery in some rare cases.

 an introduction

Temporal mandibular disorders are a group of medical problems associated with maxillary Bamufsal.

Can temporal mandibular disorder can cause headache and pain in the ear, and the problems in the bowls, and the sounds of crackling, and malocclusion of the jaw, and other symptoms that can affect the patient's quality of life.

This educational program explains TMJ disorders, and review the anatomy of the jaw, also discusses the symptoms of these disorders and their causes, diagnosis and options for addressing them.

 TMJ anatomy

TMJ connects the lower jaw bone temple on both sides of the skull, which means that there are two joints Sdgeyen Vkyin, one on each side of the jaw.

Due to the flexibility of thoughtful Alvkyin temporal lobes, it can decode to move smoothly up and down and to the sides, which allows us to speak and chew, and we yawn. And controls the muscles related to hinge the jaw and surrounding it on both nines and his movement.

 When you open your mouth, slip Nhaita detailed mandible Madortan which claim to condyles, in the joint or Tjoiver present in my right cheek bone.

And when you close the mouth, Alalghemtan Aaid slip into their original status.

So this movement remains smooth, there diskette is located between the condyles and the cheek bone. This disc is a cartilage absorbs shocks TMJ resulting from chewing and other movements.

It is part of the tendon connects muscle to bone.

 TMJ disorders patternsIt can be classified as TMJ disorders jaw into three basic categories:

     Muscular disorders.
     Detailed defect disorders.
     Degenerative joint disorders.

 Aladilahtdm these disorders disorders pain in the muscles that control the function of the jaw; and called this type of pain as "facial muscle pain", which is the most common form of TMJ disorders.

Glitch Mufsaltertbt these disorders disorder TMJ disorders, Kkhala detailed and shift the disc and bone injury.

Joint disorders Altnksahtertbt these disorders TMJ Bahtra jaw, as is happening in arthritis; they lead to destroy the cartilage that covers the TMJ.

Causes of TMJ disorders

It may result TMJ disorders maxillary for injuries, and the wear caused by age, and behavioral factors.

Can be severe injury to the TMJ can lead to disordered; For example, it can be a powerful blow to the jaw lead to breaking bones or damaged disk, could destroy the smooth movement of the joint, causing pain or ill detailed occlusion.

 You can wear TMJ, because of age, to cause unrest in the joint, for example sore joint. It can also for arthritis jaw to happen because of an injury, too.

Can cause behaviors or certain situations, sometimes, disorders of the TMJ; For example, continuous chewing gum may lead some people to unrest in the TMJ.

 Can to put pressure on the teeth and screwing them that increases the wear cartilage TMJ; and this is what can lead to pain in the ear and jaw. In some cases, people who suffer from psychological tension to the pressure on their teeth and screwing them baptizing.

You can malocclusion jaws, or follow the wrong habits in chewing food, that a person pays to use one side of the teeth in the chewing process, which may cause disturbances in the TMJ.

 Signs and symptoms

There are a variety of symptoms associated with TMJ disorders jaw. And be a pain, especially in the TMJ muscles, it is the most common symptom.

Among other symptoms of TMJ disorders maxillary:

     Movement sets or malocclusion jaw.
     Pain in the face or neck or shoulders.
     Crackling painful jaw when you open or close the mouth.
     Sudden and significant change in the method of snapping jaws lower and upper.

 Show, in some cases, symptoms such as headache and ear pain, dizziness, hearing problems, and be associated with TMJ disorders.

Of the show have crackling in the jaw joint, the disk they have in the development of abnormal probably. But no need to be addressed as long as the disk Almenzah does not cause pain or other problems.

It is common that one feels very much disturbed in the jaw joint or chewing muscles, this is not a cause for concern in the habit. However, check with your doctor become necessary if the pain is severe or if long continued.

 Diagnosis of TMJ problems

It can be diagnosed with TMJ disorders maxillary difficult, because the exact causes of these disorders and their symptoms are not known.

There is no specific test to diagnose TMJ disorders jaw. In most cases, the doctor takes advantage of the patient's description of symptoms, as well as simple for the face and jaw physical examination, in order to gather information that diagnosis.

 Physical examination to feel the hinged jaw and the muscles of mastication includes looking for a place of pain, and to listen to the sounds of crackling during movement of the joint, and the search for the existence of limited movement or Anakal when you open or close the mouth.

The fact precedents sick and Sunni very important. This provides, in most cases, enough information to locate the position of jaw pain or problem, so that it becomes possible to make the diagnosis in order to start to remove the pain or jaw Anakal treatment.

Dental imaging and photography TMJ not be Alhaaian periodic useful in all cases in order to diagnose TMJ disorders maxillary; we need to have another X-ray methods, such as a detailed and MRI and CT scan imaging.

 TMJ treatment

Begin to address TMJ disorders maxillary conservative treatments. And these processors are simple and do not infringe on the face or jaw or joint tissue. Since most of the TMJ disorders maxillary be transient and not worsen with time, the simple conservative treatment is all that is needed is usually to get rid of the inconvenience.

 Cause processors irreversible permanent changes in the structure or position of the jaw or teeth.

According to self-care practices in relieving the symptoms of TMJ disorders, which include comfort and warm treatment Emadat or ice packs and anti-inflammatory drugs.

 Every jaw can heal thoughtful temporal lobes Alvkyin. The patients should avoid chewing gum, and refrain from opening their mouths at large.

You can warm compresses and ice packs to loosen the muscles. And be cold Emadat treatment, TMJ after a direct hit, the best treatment of warm Emadat.

The doctor may prescribe drugs to treat inflammation, or muscle relaxants, or pain control. If the pain is mild, you can use regular painkillers sold without a prescription.

With the use of medicine, doctor of physical address in the House has advised, with a focus on stretching exercises muscles and gently relax them.

If the pain is caused by screwing on the teeth because of psychological distress, the relaxation methods to ease the distress can help to relieve pain caused by TMJ disorder.

The doctor has recommended the development of an oral treatment device, a splint or plate bitten; a protective plastic placed on the upper or lower teeth. The splint can help to ease the tension on the teeth, which relieves muscle tension.

It should be the use of oral splint for a short time, and not permanent changes occur in the dishes. If the plaster has caused pain or increased pain, the patient should stop use and review the doctor.

 Among the non-retroviral treatments that did not prove successful (and perhaps things worse) remind orthodontics to change the dishes, the use of crowns and bridges, aimed at balancing the bite, and screwing on the lower teeth to balance the occlusion, or the so-called "modified occlusion," and re-put splints, which alters occlusion permanently.

 Surgical treatments remain controversial, which is often reversible, and should be avoided as much as possible; where not yet been extended clinical trials to study the safety of surgical treatments and their success in the treatment of TMJ disorders. There is also no criteria to identify people who are likely to benefit them this surgery; for example, does not respond to conservative treatments failed to surgery is necessary automatically.

Surgical replacement of the joints that Alvkyin Pegristin Senaitin may cause severe damage and pain always Vkia. Some of these methods may fail to do the required job, or refracted in the jaw with the passage of time. If what had previously been a patient that had undergone surgery in the TMJ, it should warn the most cautious of further operations, because it is subject to multiple surgeries in the TMJ becomes appearance jaw miserable usually compared with the normal detailed no pain in it. Therefore, before having surgery on the TMJ, it is important to take advice and understand all the risks.

Conclusion

TMJ disorders are a group of medical problems associated with jaw hinge; and can occur headache or pain in the ear or problems in occlusion or crackling sounds or Anakala jaw.

Do not cause TMJ disorders maxillary deficit in the habit. It is possible to address them at ease and physical therapy and medicines.

Thanks to medical advances, are addressing TMJ disorders most serious possible, allowing most patients to enjoy a healthy life free from pain.