{"id":2900,"date":"2016-09-05T05:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T05:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/?page_id=2900"},"modified":"2021-06-30T07:48:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T07:48:28","slug":"temporomandibular-joint-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/education-centre\/conditions\/head-and-jaw\/temporomandibular-joint-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporomandibular Joint Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"sample-title\">Temporomandibular Joint Disorders<\/h1>\n<p>The temporomandibular joint is also known as the jaw joint. Jaw pain is a common condition. <\/p>\n<p><b>Causes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jaw pain can be caused by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Injury or trauma to the jaw joint and\/or muscles of your neck and head, such as whiplash<\/li>\n<li>Putting pressure on the jaw joint from grinding or clenching the teeth<\/li>\n<li>Arthritis or mechanical compromise to the jaw joint<\/li>\n<li>Stress or anxiety which can result in clenching the teeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jaw pain can affect one or both sides of the face, with symptoms including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulties opening the mouth<\/li>\n<li>Locking of the jaw while the mouth is open or closed<\/li>\n<li>Upper neck pain<\/li>\n<li>Headaches or toothaches<\/li>\n<li>Sounds when eating, opening or closing the mouth, such as popping, clicking or grating<\/li>\n<li>Difficulties chewing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Treatments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The treatment of jaw pain will depend on the cause. In some cases chiropractic is successful. In other cases, a dentist is required. If stress is the underlying cause of jaw clenching psychology may be of the most value.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temporomandibular Joint Disorders The temporomandibular joint is also known as the jaw joint. Jaw pain is a common condition. Causes Jaw pain can be caused by: Injury or trauma to the jaw joint and\/or muscles of your neck and head,&#8230; <br \/> <a class=\"re-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/education-centre\/conditions\/head-and-jaw\/temporomandibular-joint-disorders\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7190,"parent":2777,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/inner-template.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2900"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9581,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2900\/revisions\/9581"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s3c.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}