TMD/TMJ Pain & Sleep Appliances

Rachelk20 May, 2022Health

Jaw pain can be a sign of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). TMJ is shorthand for the temporomandibular joint, which connects your lower jaw (mandible) to your skull at the temporal bone. This joint controls many jaw functions, like chewing. If the chewing muscles or the joint itself are causing you pain, you may have temporomandibular disorder, or TMD. TMD/TMJ problems can be caused by stress, continual clenching of the jaw muscles or teeth grinding.