What is TMD?

TMD is a set of pain symptoms related to dysfunction of the TM Joint.

TMD pain symptoms can be as follows:

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) can produce much more than pain directly over the TM joint. Pain may stem from the joint, jaw muscles, nearby soft tissues, or referred nerve signals.

Major pain symptoms associated with TMD

    1. Around the ear (Preauricular Pain).
    2. Facial Pain.
    3. Masticatory muscle pain.
    4. Headache and head pain (migraine-like).
    5. Neck and shoulder-related pain.
    6. Dental pain that can accompany TMD (Toothache without obvious dental pathology).
    7. Pain above the eyes.

Notice: Migraine headache pain always points to the Temporal Muscle (TMD Muscle Headache Pain)