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TMJ Facts One Needs to Know AboutThere are times when we so love the food in front of us that we instinctively open our jaws wide to take a huge bite. Then, BAM! A pop, a little pain, and jaw simply cannot get into position and your mouth is left open. It is uncomfortable, embarrassing and scary, all at the same time. What you are experiencing is what is known as TMJ or temporomandibular joint disorder. The causes of TMJ are varied, from arthritis, to functional, to stress that causes one to clench or grind their teeth constantly, all these can contribute to the jaw joint getting damaged and the open and close function gets hindered. There are some cases wherein the jaw gets dislocated in one form or another somewhere in the past and it managed to cause trauma on the ligaments and muscles that enable one to eat, yawn and speak. With TMJ, the movement of the jaw can sometimes cause some popping or clicking sounds that feel like cracking of the finger joints. It can be disconcerting and the sounds themselves can cause anxiety. Sometimes the jaw can get dislocated and this is very painful and may need emergency care. TMJ can be the most misdiagnosed dysfunction and in the past this was not even recognized. Until dental medicine became modernized and more scientific in its approach, the dental community did not have TMJ is their vocabulary. Once the syndrome or dysfunction was found to be real, more and more people became aware that such a thing can actually affect everyday life. The child who was labelled as a picky eater is now found to actually have TMJ and caused such pain when eating that the child became thin and malnourished. Now that the awareness is there, TMJ has been seen to be the cause behind problems with eating, misdiagnosed tetanus because of the lock jaw situation and incessant neck and head pains that were never diagnosed. When opening and closing your jaws, observe the function properly. Once you hear the popping sounds, it is best to consult your dentist and have yourself treated immediately.