Of all the hinges that facilitate your bodily functions, the jaw joint is one of the busiest. And also, one of the most problematic. TMJ pain, also known as TMD – temporomandibular joint disorder – affects about 15 percent of adults, most of them between the ages of 20 and 40. The TMJ is the… Continue reading 6 Ways to Treat TMJ and Get Your Jaw Back In Line
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Breakthrough Treatment for Common and Painful Jaw Disease
A first-ever tissue implant to safely treat a common jaw defect, known as temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), has been successfully tested in a study researchers University of Californina, Irvine. The study was published in June 2018 in Science Translational Medicine. A release from the university quotes senior author Kyriacos Athanasiou, UCI distinguished biomedical engineering professor,… Continue reading Breakthrough Treatment for Common and Painful Jaw Disease