912-408-7100 Roger Myers DMD oral surgeon in Hinesville, GA

Do you have a click, grinding noise or pop of your jaw when you open your mouth.  This may be a result of grinding or clenching of the jaw.  These are paroxysmal habits that create extreme forces on the TMJ and result in cartilage and joint damage.  Also, wisdom teeth on the maxilla can contact the coronoid process and result in jaw opening deviation.  This too can result in damage to the TMJ region.  Top ways to prevent TMJ pain:  Warm heat, limited opening, discontinue clinching, discontinue grinding, analgesics, anti-inflammatory meds, soft diet, joint injections with steroids, bite splint therapy and TMJ replacement prosthesis.