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Symptoms
Causes
Age Prevalence
12-19 4.2%
18-24 2.5%
25-34 3.7%
34-44 4.5%
45+ 2-7%
*Females are more likely to be effected*
Prognosis
Classification
Degenerative disorder
Crepitus – caused by articular surface disruption with jaw movement – usually not
painful
Pain from TMJ occurs on jaw movement and there is a point of tenderness
Restricted jaw movement, deviation
Subluxation
Arthralgia
Headache in temporalis
o Reproducible via palpation
Management
NICE Guidelines