A tender jaw and difficulty opening and closing your mouth are among the most common symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. But there are also surprising side effects of TMJ disorders ...

Disorders of the temporomandibular joint, commonly referred to as TMJ, can cause a variety of jaw, head, neck and shoulder pain and discomfort. The masseter muscle, which is the main chewing muscle ...

If you wake up with tight jaw muscles, gently massaging your jaw muscles may help relieve the tension. And the ice rollers I normally use for skin-care purposes actually do the trick perfectly, I find ...

Q. My son’s jaws crack. It hurts when it happens. He got a mouthpiece from his dentist to wear at night, but it doesn’t help. Please tell us what is causing this and what can be done about it. –A.D., ...

Get the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia and make sense of the wild world of wellness Before I’d ever heard the term TMJ, I used to refer to my “crunchy jaw” when discussing my stress levels ...

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has developed evidence-based guidance for evaluating, diagnosing and treating patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders ...

After surgery for endometriosis, which ultimately resulted in a complete hysterectomy in 2005, my migraine cycle worsened for an extended period of time, and I gradually developed unusual jaw pain ...