Temporomandibular joint consultation

Treatment for crackling jaw-temporomandibular dysfunctions

Symptoms like cracking, grinding or catching of the temporomandibular joints, pain while chewing or restricted mouth opening are typical signs of dysfunctional temporomandibular joints. This is called arthropathy.

Pressing pain in the face, headaches or discomfort in the cervical spine can be signs of a muscular disorder – a so-called myopathy.

If your bite feels unfomfortable and just not right, we call it occlusopathy.

If you suffer paraxysmal, episodic or fast emerging pain it can be a neuropathy. The best known neuropathy is the trigeminal neuropathy. If there are damages of the nerval system caused be viruses or accidents these problems can stay for long time. If you grind or press your teeth is is called buxism.

In general, these clinical pictures are also referred to as craniomandibular dysfunction or myoarthropathy.

The level of suffering of patients varies, as the symptoms are very different. What they all have in common, however, is a certain uncertainty, combined with a desire for clarification.
Not every dentist is able to correctly categorise and treat these symptoms. These diseases in the head and facial area require specialisation and extensive experience on the part of the dentist treating them. Diagnosis and treatment should also be carried out according to clearly defined, scientifically recognised guidelines. For this reason, diagnostics and treatment in our practice are only carried out by specially trained and experienced colleagues in close co-operation with the TMJ and pain clinic of the Dental Clinic/Charité.

In some cases, collaboration with physiotherapists, pain therapists and neurologists experienced in this field is also very helpful.