The dentist warned about the danger of clicking when opening the mouth

The click of the jaw, for example, when opening the mouth, is a sound that indicates dislocation of the disc from the joint gap. Olesya Alborova, an orthopedic dentist, gnathologist, specialist in the treatment of TMJ diseases, aesthetic and functional rehabilitation, told about this on Tuesday, June 24.

The dentist explained that if there is a click, pain, or a feeling of tightness during the movement of the jaw, it means that the articular disc does not separate the joint surface and either a partially reversible dislocation of the disc or a complete displacement of the disc has occurred.

"A click is a sound that occurs when a disc dislocates from a joint gap. Because with the correct anatomical structure and normal operation of the jaw, the head of the lower jaw moves along this disk soundlessly," said an orthopedic dentist in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

The dentist recommended that Russians take a test on their own to check the functioning of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

"When looking in the mirror, open your mouth several times at full amplitude. Normally, the mouth opens to the width of 4 of your fingers, the movements are smooth, smooth, in one line. If you notice that the jaw moves with jerks, zigzag movements, or shifts to one side, then you absolutely need a specialist in the treatment of TMJ," she said.

According to the dentist, advanced dysfunction of the mandibular joint can be accompanied by constant pain or itching in the ear, pain in the neck, shoulders, migraines, dizziness, fatigue of the masticatory muscles, noticeable facial asymmetry, eye pain, hypoxia.

She added that in the 1980s, a group of scientists proved that even in the advanced stage, with complete ventral displacement of the disc, it is enough to create normal conditions for the jaw apparatus, which will help the body grow a new pseudodisc and fully restore the function of the jaw.

"The temporomandibular joint is the only joint that can fully regenerate, and at any age," Alborova concluded.

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