Tmj with clicking and pain on eating 2years ago no trauma how can be treated?

TMJ: Treatment options for TMJ are plentiful and include dental appliances, anti-inflammatories, and rarely, injections or surgery -- this should first be discussed with your dentist, who may refer you to an oral surgeon or back to your primary care provider.

TMJ: Ear, nose and throat physicians also treat tmj, as they see this problem almost as often as dentists.

Many ways: Clicking and popping joints indicate the displacement of the articular disc of the jaw joint, and the looseness of the associated structures. Pain can be joint inflammation, pressure on the retrodiscal tissues or muscle pain. Treatment aims to return the disc to position and keep it there. A bad bite causes the displacement, so bite plate to position of comfort, disc reduction and closure path.

TMJ: TMJ problem. See TMJ specialist. Any dentist can be a TMJ expert with the proper training and experience. Most commonly, oral surgeons, prosthodontists, and orofacial pain specialists. Ask your MD, your dentist and your dental society for referrals.

TMJ treatment: The first step is to research a local dentist with extensive training and experience treating patients with TMJ\TMD. Initial evaluation includes history, occlusal analysis, parafunctional habits? Palliative treatment along with some type of occlusal guard or repositioning appliance is often indicated and advised. The key is a proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment earlier rather than later.