TMJ Treatment

TMJ Treatment

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) acts like a sliding hinge, connecting your jawbone to your skull. Every person has 2 temporomandibular joints. TMJ disorders are a type of temporomandibular disorder or TMD that causes pain in your jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement. It may be Unilateral (single side) or bilateral (both sides).

The exact cause of a person's TMJ disorder is often difficult to determine and it may occur at any age. Your pain may be due to a combination of factors, such as genetics, arthritis, impacted wisdom tooth, jaw injury, Bruxism (tend to clench teeth), although many people habitually clench or grind their teeth and never develop TMJ disorders.

In most cases, the pain and discomfort associated with TMJ disorders is temporary and can be relieved with our dentist’s consultation or nonsurgical treatments. Surgery is typically the last way after conservative measures have failed, but some people with TMJ disorders may benefit from surgical treatment.

Symptoms:

Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders may include:

• Pain or tenderness of your jaw on a single side or both sides.
• Aching pain in and around your ear
• Difficulty chewing or pain while chewing
• Aching facial pain
• Locking of the joint, making it difficult to open or close your mouth
• Pain may radiate to your head and back region as well.
• Some patients may feel nauseating due to continuous pain and tenderness of joints.
• A clicking sound may be observed at the joint.
• Difficulty in Swallowing and frequent coughing
• Vertigo

Causes:

TMJ is basically a Joint that combines a hinge action with sliding movement.

• If the disk is dislocated from its proper alignment
• The Joint’s cartilage is damaged due to arthritis
• The Joint is damaged by a blow or some trauma
• Impacted wisdom tooth
• Bruxism (Clenching Of Teeth)
• Genetically
• Improperly aligned teeth

What to Do?

Whenever you feel TMJ pain you should immediately book an appointment with us and visit our expert dentists in Udaipur for proper consultation and treatment.

Line of Treatment:

• Firstly our dentists will do proper intra-oral and extra-oral examinations.
• Proper 2D and 3D scans of Jaws are taken.
• Which side is specifically affected or both the side are affected are determined.
• What is the causative factor which is causing your TMJ pain to be diagnosed?
• According to condition and 2D and 3D scans most conservative treatment is given.
• Most conservative treatment includes few instructions and medication to relieve the pain.
• Then One impression is made of your teeth and one tray has been fabricated which you suppose to wear according to the direction of our dentists.
• After a follow-up of 15 Days If the pain still persists Physiotherapy of the joint and a few injection therapies is done at the clinic by our dentists only.
• If teeth are not properly aligned, proper occlusal adjustments are done which may include orthodontic treatment, extractions, new crowns, and bridges, or dental implants.
• In most cases after all these therapies, the pain gets relieved but if the pain still continues then the patient is suggested to go for surgical treatment.

Don’t ignore your TMJ pain you should immediately take the consultation and treatment so it can be relieved conservatively. As the TMJ pain increases it may lead to severe issues. Our dentists in Udaipur are committed to providing you with the quick and best treatment for TMJ problems for all age groups.