Closed lock: The TMJ bone disk are very mobile (they rotate like a hinge and also slide). The disk gets out of proper position from stretched attachments. What you feel is the jaw joint bone rotating and trying to slide but can't, either being physically blocked or due to muscle spasm. Absence of noise means there is no "slide" in that joint. Joint lavage with mobilization under sedation is a good idea.
Answered 7/3/2017
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TMJ dysfunction : TMJ is the second most frequent cause of orofacial pain after dental pain. TMJ can be divided into disorders related to the muscles of mastication and those emanating from the TMJ. Clicking noise with no other symptoms is not a problem and no treatment is necessary. Rec.: if concerned see orofacial pain specialist for consultation. Very common and benign condition.
Answered 5/14/2014
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