Category: Research Articles

Pain and clicking in the jaw, tenderness in the chewing muscles, and recurring headaches can all be signs of jaw problems called temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).

One of the key recommendations of the National Academies report was directed to the NIH to advance TMD research. We are pleased to share the

The article summarized below describes a new way to help the more than 35 million TMJ patients with TMJ disc degeneration and mechanical dysfunction, symptoms

Update: The results of Dr. Herring’s study described below were published online: Effect of multiple injections of botulinum toxin into painful masticatory muscles on bone

An article published online in the journal Bone* by a team of French investigators confirms that  injecting Botox® into jaw muscles leads to significant bone

From time to time, The TMJ Association has reported research findings indicating that one or another form of a gene is found more frequently in

Self-management (SM) programs in temporomandibular disease (TMD) are a core component of pain management of TMD throughout its course and are often given to patients

Terrie Cowley, Co-Founder and President of The TMJ Association, often remarks that patients tell her that the pain they feel in their jaws is worse

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are working toward developing tissue-engineered therapeutics for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) using patient-centric approaches. Fourth-year Ph.D. candidate