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TMJ

The temporomandibular joint

The temporomandibular joint is an important joint in our body because it has very strong muscles, many receptors and has very complex functions must satisfy. It has more than others have a very strong influence on the overall body posture and can cause many problems.

reason enough, some background information to consider in this area.

The joint consists of two bones: the temporal bone that forms the joint socket and sit the mandible, the survival rates in the joint. The joint surfaces of the lower jaw and temporal bone are very different and uneven, and the joint capsule is very loose. This allows the temporomandibular joint complex Motions and is very mobile. Since the lower jaw is basically reingeschoben only from the bottom in the temporal bone, there is a holding apparatus, which consists of muscles and ligaments. On the side there is a very strong bond that prevents the sliding version of the mandible from the pan forward and sideways. Furthermore, it is in the joint itself a meniscus-a cartilage disc, the so-frequent problem of "cracking" caused by mouth opening or closing. He actually has the task of the inequalities and differences in size of the two bones in balance. Thus, the pressure distribution is improved since the joint during the Kauphasen strong forces and pressures exposed.

The process of mouth opening and - closing is a complicated process involving many different muscles are involved in the region. It must be said of the meniscus and the joint forming part of playing together from the lower jaw. Often, the harmonious interaction of the two disturbed and it comes in the wake of complaints or noises in the jaw joint.

triggering factors for the development of a disorder are usually falls or blows to the face, extreme mouth movements (possibly during long dental procedures), poor chewing and swallowing habits, Disorders of the teeth and of course influences the surrounding regions: A failure in the nasal breathing such as change of lips and tongue position, the mandible is usually pulled down slightly and the neck is stretched and pulled the jaw thereof affected. So can problems of the shoulder girdle and pelvis of cervical muscles and affect the temporomandibular joint.

also stress-related problems or mental influence, such as nails and chewing gum, making nighttime teeth grinding or clenching of teeth during the day.

When complaints on, through or in the region consist of the temporomandibular joint, then one speaks of the so-called "Temporomandibular Dysfunction (BMD). There is no single definition of this term it is not.

In an osteopathic examination alone is the time of onset of a jaw joint cracking give information about the localization, if at the very beginning or middle of the mouth of a crack occurs, then the meniscus affected. Cracking occurs at the end of the mouth and at the end of closure, there is an excessive mobility or Auskugelung. When is a bright and loud cracking it is a problem of the bands on the jaw joint. In crepitation are usually more the bone or cartilage affected.

Thus, a skilled osteopath may already own narrow by the presence of noise, what it is. Furthermore, it is tested how far someone can even open his mouth. Also the joint, the surrounding tissue and the supplying vessels are examined for stress or pain.

then tries to integrate all the findings and to examine the behavior of the temporomandibular joint to the rest of the body. For it may indeed be that a pelvic obliquity or a problem the cervical spine and jaw problems there are just one manifestation of it. To distinguish between whether the cause of TMJ or other structures proceeds, tensions and imbalances are sought in the body. Subsequently, under defined on one or both back teeth something. The increase must be at least 3mm thick. Now look, the osteopath, whether to offset the asymmetries or restriction of movement. Same from them, we may assume that the TMJ is the cause and one needs to investigate further.

Many times the complaints already so brilliant that a parallel orthodontic treatment is needed. Here, then both methods work hand in hand. And between dentists and osteopaths in recent years have seen a greater cooperation.

principle applies to the jaw joint, that the longer the symptoms are, the worse the prognosis. Therefore, it is usually wise to go at the first onset of symptoms in a timely manner in the hands of an osteopath.