- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Teeth grinding
- Sharp & stabbing jaw pain
- Clenching
- Painful clicking
- And much more
- Muscle dysfunction – the jaw muscles (masseter, temporalis & pterygoids) become imbalanced and dysfunctional, leading to pain and abnormal movement patterns.
- Joint dysfunction – the TMJ is a complex joint. The disc within the joint can shift, the joint can degenerate, and the extremely sensitive nerve endings surrounding the joint can become inflamed.