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I'm still worried bout temporal arthritis i'm 21 & my temporal artery is alil thick/tough with pain sed rate was normal could this b my problem! help?
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Could be: However, very unlikely with a normal sed rate.
Answered 4/6/2013
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TMJ: You are many many years too young for temporal arthritis so this is not something of high concern. You most likely have a TMJ and muscle dysfunction. See a dentist that treats a lot of TMJ patients. Only about 5% of dentist really understand the TMJ treatments.
Answered 6/10/2014
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