Our mission is to improve the quality of health care and lives of everyone affected by Temporomandibular Disorders.
Two articles in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery report: 1) a high number of metal allergies in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) patients needing
Read MoreIncreasingly over the past several years patients with temporomandibular total joint implants have been telling us that they have become sensitive to a material, or
Read MoreThe TMJ Association thanks Charles S. Greene, D.D.S., Clinical Professor, Department of Orthodontics, UIC College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL for this research summary. This article
Read MoreIt’s a ringing sound, a buzzing, a hiss…. It can be soft or loud, intermittent or present all the time, affecting one ear or both.
Read MoreBy Joan Wilentz, TMJA Board Member and Science Writer The esophagus is a roughly ten-inch hollow tube that descends from your throat through the diaphragm
Read MoreTMJ patients come in many different varieties. Some experience pain and dysfunction confined only to the jaw and/or the associated chewing muscles. Other TMJ patients
Read MoreI really love science. So much that I was part of an MD/PhD program so that I could be married to science for the rest
Read MoreWe thank Karen Raphael, Ph.D., New York University College of Dentistry for providing us with this written summary. In their review of over 250
Read MoreTMJA Survey Results The individuals affected by Temporomandibluar Joint Disorders were on average 41 years of age and predominantly female (90%). Nearly 60% of both
Read MoreIn a survey the TMJA conducted of TMJ patients, the most frequently used intervention (65% of respondents) was thermal therapy (hot or cold compresses) to the
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