You: Stress Less by Michael F. Roizen & Mehmet Oz

Author:Michael F. Roizen & Mehmet Oz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scribner

Nearly 10 percent of the population suffers from pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ, so the disease is called TMD). The TMJ is the joint between the upper jaw (called the maxilla) and the lower one (mandible) that purposely dislocates itself with every bite to increase your chewing force. The TMJ is like a hurried business executive—it’s constantly on the move. It moves when you’re eating, moves when you’re talking, moves when you’re kissing the neck of your beloved. The edges of these jawbones are coated with slippery connective tissue that allows the bones to move, almost like a silicone pad on a chair leg. If you have some pain in your jaw, you can actually diagnose the problem yourself (untreated, it can lead to headaches, tooth and gum disease, and other problems). Open your jaw. If you feel pain, hear a pop, or can’t open your mouth fully, that means you’ve got some kind of joint problem (causes can be muscular, joint dysfunction, teeth clenching, poor alignment of the teeth, and stress). You should see a TMJ specialist. Besides medication, mouth guards and massage are effective treatments. And more recently, even Botox has been injected into the muscle that clenches the jaw to help relieve the pain.

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