A healthy jaw joint allows ease of jaw function in chewing, talking and movement in all directions and there are no sounds, no popping or clicking or restrictions and no pain. No pain while yawning or chewing and no discomfort or akward bite after a normal cleaning appointment.

The most obvious signs of a TMJ disorder: popping and or clicking, pain around the ears, joint pain, Temple headaches, jaw pain, pain when chewing, limited opening, pain when yawning. These signs make it easy for the average person to realize that their joint is a problem. Treating this early on, is always better than trying to endure the problems and or ignoring it. Severe symptoms will eventually cause great discomfort and other medical conditions that would best be avoided. When the condition worsens and causes other medical conditions it is very difficult for most practitioners to diagnose the original cause and that is why patients go from doctor to doctor trying to figure out what is wrong with them. This condition is what I call TMJ Syndrome™.