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Patients in Los Angeles or New York City Needed for Clinical Study - Comparative Study of Women Considering or Currently Receiving Botox© Injections for TMJ Pain

Are you a woman with "TMJ" pain in facial muscles, who has either: a. recently had Botox© injections for your pain or b. not had Botox© for your pain but has thought about such treatment? If either is true for you, you may qualify for an observational research study centrally administered by the NYU College of Dentistry. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of this study is to understand potential health risks that may be caused by treating "TMJ pain" with Botox© injections.

Patients Front and Center at the 2018 TMJ Patient-Led RoundTable

It is still all too fresh in the minds of many patients. Fifty years ago, between the 1970s and 1980s, some 10,000 TMJ patients received Vitek jaw implant devices.

Funding Opportunities now available for the NIH Common Fund’s Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures program

The NIH Common Fund's Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures program aims to understand the biological characteristics underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain and what makes some people susceptible and others resilient to the development of chronic pain.

Opportunity to Voice Your Opinion: U.S. Government Officials Want To Hear from Patients with Pain

FDA Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain On July 9, 2018, FDA hosted a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/15/2018-10284/patient-focused-

Consider Including the TMJA in Your Financial Planning

We were recently contacted by Tom P. who informed us that he was including The TMJ Association (TMJA), in his financial planning. Tom wrote the following for us to share with our readers:

Suzanne: Teen Awareness and Support

  • May 13, 2015

Suzanne is a teenager who wants desperately to live life free from pain and discomfort. TMJ symptoms have forced Suzanne to stop doing what most teenagers take for granted—hanging out with friends, going to school, and participating in sports and music.

Suzanne decided to do something to help herself and began researching TMJ diseases and disorders on the Internet. She discovered the Association’s website and was comforted to know that an organization existed that truly understood what she was going through.

Suzanne wrote, “I am 16 years old and have had TMJ since I was born. As I have gotten older, it has worsened. My jaw has started to give me a speaking problem and causes so much pain. I have to live with this pain because my parents don’t have health insurance, and we can’t afford major reconstructive surgery that will cost way over $30,000. My parents have struggled for years to get me as much help and comfort as they could. Now we are kind of at a halt with no money. I’ve seen so many doctors and have had so many opinions that all ended up the same. I am young, but if I can make it struggling in school with the pain and dislocation, I know other people can too. I hope that one day someone will find a cure, so I can actually be a kid for once and do things that I want to do, like sports and stuff. That is my one dream.”

Suzanne hopes by sharing her story she can reassure teens and provide them a sense of comfort in knowing they are not alone and that there is hope.

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In Treating TMJ

To view or order a free booklet about TMJ Disorders, visit the National Institutes of Health website.

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