Temporomandibular Joint
This articulation is located right in front of the ear and is responsible for the mandibular movements.
The main indication of a change in the ATM is the click usually accompanied by pain that manifests in the head, face, neck and region of the eyes and teeth.
Between the articular faces of the bones that make up the ATM (temporal bone and condyle of the jaw), there is a fibrocartilaginosa structure called Joint disc, whose main functions are to cushion and shape the incongruent bony surfaces of the joint, Avoiding trauma and premature wear. When the joint disc moves from its physiological position, the click is clicked, noticed in the mandibular movements, such as: talking, chewing, singing, yawning, etc. The click by itself already translates problems to the ATM.
ATM dysfunctions can also result in headaches, which in general are not exactly the head, but the muscles that involve it. Vicious postures, inappropriate dental relationship, tightening and/or gnashing of the teeth, associated with "stress", usually culminate in chronic frames of pain in the muscles of the face, head and neck.
Stress and anxiety generate the discharge in our body of substances that act as stimulants for muscular tension, activation of the nervous system and the secretion system (endocrine), which leads the individual to have certain reactions, such as the tightening of the teeth that is Very common in this condition of stress and one of the most frequent causes of muscular pains in the face and joint.
The proximity between the ATM and the ear can occasionally confuse the patient on the site of the origin of the pain, suggesting an earache when in fact the pain is at the ATM.
The main cause of ATM dysfunction, is believed to be the misocclusion (inappropriate relationship between jaw and jaw teeth) associated with stress, parafunctional habits or some systemic diseases capable of contributing, modifying or perpetuating your Appearance. However, it is known that the order of the main and secondary factors can be altered.
The treatment indicated for the temporomandibular joints aims to promote a dental occlusion that allows a good relationship between the structures of the ATM and remove the factors that may be associated with the problem.
Temporomandibular dysfunction is a disease, which after being installed, is almost always progressive. What cannot be determined accurately is its progression and its consequences, as well as the prognosis of treatment. The ideal is early treatment, improving solutions and results.
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