Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways TMJ dysfunction can cause neck pain, muscle spasms, and ...

Jaw pain can be a sign of something as mild as a sinus infection to something as serious as a tumor.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Where your lower jaw meets your skull, in front of your ear, you’ll find your TMJ, or temporomandibular joint.

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Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is your jaw joint. It connects your lower jawbone to the base of your skull. You have one TMJ on each side of your face, located just in front of your ears. These ...

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Zoe Ball has revealed she suffers from a jaw condition that leaves her in horrendous pain. The broadcaster, who announced this month that she was leaving her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, has ...

Vancouver dental practitioner Suzie Bergman has struggled with chronic pain for 35 years. At 19 years old, she was run over while pushing a stuck car, causing damage to her temporomandibular joint — ...

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I take a 15-minute walk within a half-hour of rising, and more often than not, I experience intense lower-jaw pain, tooth pain and sometimes a headache in the back of my ...