What causes muscle spasm near TMJ? - Dr. Arundati Krishnaraj

The TMJ is a very complex joint. It is called as the temporomandibular joint, which is connected the lower jaw joint, this is also called as the jaw joint, which helps in movement and chewing of the lower jaw. It helps in the chewing of food. There are lot of causes which causes any spasms or pains around the temporomandibular joint. These causes are numerous and there are wide variety of reasons why the muscle spasms occur. One maybe due to the local conditions, which may be the actual condition inside your mouth where there is malocclusion or malaligned teeth when the teeth are not in the proper position. This transmits the stresses onto the joints and causes pain around the joints. Other cause may be stress, stress related to your job, stress related to other family matters may cause some parafunctional habits such as grinding if the teeth or clenching of the teeth which may cause excessive forces on the joint and cause some muscle spasms. Some systemic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis may affect your jaw joint too and may affect the spams in and around the joints. Usually the symptoms associated with jaw joint are confused with ear pain and often misdiagnosed as an ear problem, but usually it is observed as difficulty whether it is in opening the mouth. Maybe pain around the ears that is radiating to your ear and the neck and there is soreness of the muscles you may also experience extreme head pain, dizziness, nausea. So consult your dentist to know to diagnose if you have such symptoms.

[despoinaful]

I SUFFER every time I get these facial it feels like my whole face is burning ....

[princerana]

Thank u mem... But plz provide medicine and remedies... Same symptoms I am facing... And I have taken so many treatment but it is effecting for a certain time. Plz help..

[Peppapig-urhr]

My dentist said i have tmj and my cheek is twitching and tingling

[JAYSOM]

Doctor.. You are so... Beautiful...
Like an angel.. 🧚🧚

[melissabrill]

Tight release tight release.. all day for a few days now... it's anxiety provoking

[Showbyshowclips]

I just got like a weird like cramp near my mouth on my chin it was weird

[zaidhijab]

T.M.J Joint
T.M.J is tempro-mandibular joint (joint between temporal bone and mandible bone.

T.M.J Responsible for close and open mouth by the muscles.

One of these muscle is masseter muscle which is the strongest muscle in the human body.

The T.M.J joint can dislocated and affected by arthritis like other joint.

One of the disorder in young patient is muscle spasm in muscle that movement the T.M.J joint٫

the symptoms of this disorder is :

1- uncomfortable with eating.

2- little pain in the area that surrounding the joint.

3- the pain become worse in end rang of motion.

4- sometimes restricted rang of motion.

5-the symptoms Is in one side of face.

Causes of spasm :

1- sudden open mouth in full ROM.

2- Excessive MOVEMENT OF JOINT

3- chewing the gum.

TREATMENT:

1- MASSAGE FACE MASSAGE FOR 15.

2- HOT BAG 10 MIN.

3- TENS 10 MIN.

[rahuluppal]

Mam i am facing the same symtoms like pain in ear, headache etc....plz tell me hoe to get rid off this spasm as i am facing this issue since 24 days...plz help

[desh-ypvh]

Ye symptoms hai mere sath but diagnose nahi ho pa raha hai cbc, lft and sugar test report normal hai apke according kya problem ho sekti hai

[samifjs]

My nose is twitching after doing inappropriate jalneti and sirsaasana i dont have tics from birth

[monkeydluffy]

Sometimes i have to skip meals for 2 to 3 hours due to this.