What is a TMJ Disorder?TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, your jaw joints. The pain, discomfort, or tenderness in or around the jaw joints is called a TMJ disorder.
Signs that you might have a TMJ disorder are:
- Facial pain or tenderness
- Jaw pain
- Pain in or around the ears
- Neck pain
- Jaw stiffness
- Discomfort while chewing
- Headaches/migraines
- Difficulty opening and closing the mouth
- Jaw "locking up"
- Jaw makes a clicking sound
- Teeth that don't come together properly when eating or chewing
There are a variety of treatment options for TMJ. Be sure to ask us about these.
Let Us Help You with Headaches and Sore or Clicking Jaws
If you have never heard of neuromuscular dentistry, you will be very pleased to learn that it helps patients with a variety of symptoms that have not been alleviated by other types of treatments. Recurring headaches, pain or popping sounds during jaw movement, head and neck clicking, and difficulty swallowing can be resolved with neuromuscular correction. Dr. Bork is proud to be among the few dentists in the country who have the extensive training in this field. If you have been to physicians, neurologists, and chiropractors to relieve your pain, but have not benefited, Dr. Bork can help you as he has hundreds of other patients who have had the same problems.
Hampton Family Dental
George F. Bork, DMD
Route 31 N
One Manor Drive
Hampton, NJ 08827
(908) 574-4670
HamptonFamilyDental.com
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