What specifically are the tmj symptoms?

TMJOINT symptoms: There are many different symptoms with tmjoint problems. Many times it feels like an earache other symptoms are difficulty opening your jaw or jaw pain or headaches or pain radiating up your head see a periodontist to evaluate the muscles and get x-rays of your joints.

TMJ Symptoms: Can be varied - ear pain, popping and clicking noises on opening and closing, limited range of motion, headaches, tenderness to palpation over facial muscles and pre-auricularly, malocclusion, open lock, closed lock, to name some of the most common. Best to be evaluated by your dentist then an oral surgeon with advanced films (mri, ct) for proper diagnosis and treatment.

Anatomy vs symptoms: When i explain tmj/tmd to my patients, i tell them that everyone has TMJ (unless some type of mutation, cancer or accident.) TMJ is the anatomy of the jaw joints- (t) temporal bone on upper maxilla; (m) mandible- lower jaw; (j) joints- where the two meet in a complex of tendons, ligaments, etc. Tmd are the symptoms exhibited by someone who has a problem with the TMJ complex. Tmjd is TMJ dysfunc.

A few things: Common TMJ symptoms: pain/tenderness of face, jaw joint area, ear, neck and shoulders, limited mouth opening, jaws that get "stuck" or "lock" in the open- or closed-mouth position, jaw joint clicking, popping, or grating sounds, , painful chewing, ear symptoms (hearing loss, imbalance, ear ringing, stuffiness). Complicated problem to sort out. See a board certified oral & maxillofacial surgeon.

TMJ: Your temporomandibular joint is a hinge that connects your jaw to the temporal bones of your skull, which are in front of each ear. It lets you move your jaw up and down and side to side, so you can talk, chew, and yawn. http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/temporomandibular-disorders-tmd#1