Our mission is to improve the quality of health care and lives of everyone affected by Temporomandibular Disorders.
The Chronic Pain Research Alliance, an Initiative of the TMJA, focuses on advancing a collaborative and collective approach to the research, care and treatment of
Read MoreA longstanding priority of the TMJA and its initiative, the Chronic Pain Research Alliance (CPRA), has been to change the culture of scientific research to
Read MoreLast year we told you about organizing a TMD educational session with medical and dental students so they could become better informed about the jaw
Read MoreCBS News and Kaiser Health News recently investigated one of the many temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatments that are on the market and sold to patients
Read MoreLast month we told you that dental schools were not required to teach students anything about TMJ until this year. But medical students are also
Read MoreHello! My TMJ issues started one evening at dinner (in 2002) when I tried to chew a pistachio. My disc just shredded out. I
Read MoreResearch spurred by the TMJ Association (TMJA) over the years has confirmed that a number of disorders often co-occur in TMJ patients, especially in patients
Read MoreI have suffered from TMJ dysfunction since age ten when I was in a car accident. All of my memories are attached to my “condition.”
Read MoreThe National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report on Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) “Temporomandibular Disorders: Priorities for Research and Care (2020)” set forth several recommendations
Read MoreBackground The National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council meets periodically to receive state-of-the-Institute reports from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
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