Patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) experienced significantly less pain, as well as improved diet and jaw function, after treatment with muscle exercises and digital occlusal splints ...

Nearly 100 million people in the U.S. have temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), and approximately 3 million splints are made each year for their treatment, but questions remain about their ...

A medical scan of Lisa Schmidt, who has been treated for TMJ disorders for decades, shows how both of her jaw joints were replaced with artificial implants. Additional implants near her chin were part ...

More than five million people in Britain suffer with chronic jaw and head pain, but now specially designed splints, worn at night or even 24 hours a day, could provide relief from such a debilitating ...

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction--or TMJ--affects more than 10 million Americans, and 90 percent of them are women. The joint, which is an essential part of the jaw, is necessary for talking and ...

A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning ...