{"id":406,"date":"2015-02-20T16:04:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reneecorbittdds.com\/blog\/?p=406"},"modified":"2015-03-30T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T16:05:09","slug":"tmj-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reneecorbittdds.com\/blog\/tmj-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"TMJ Therapy in FT. Worth, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"167121308\"<\/a>Pain is the body\u2019s way of telling you that something is wrong and needs attention. If the pain you are feeling is in your head, neck, and shoulders, then this may actually be due to a problem in your jaw. Temporomandibular joint disorder<\/b>, or TMJ<\/b>, is a condition that affects the joints on either side of your head that allow you to open and close your mouth to talk, chew, yawn and even laugh. With TMJ therapy<\/a>, Dr. Renee Corbitt<\/a> in Ft. Worth, TX<\/a>, treats this uncomfortable ailment by non-surgical means.<\/p>\n

Usually, TMJ<\/b> is the result of a bite problem that affects the jaw. If some of your teeth are not well structured, or if teeth are worn because of grinding or clenching, then the jaw\u2019s muscles may reposition the joints out of their sockets in order to make your upper and lower teeth fit together. Other possible causes of TMJ<\/b> are some kind of traumatic injury to the head, face or neck that affects the jaw, arthritis, infection, some auto-immune diseases or a genetic predisposition to TMJ.<\/p>\n

The Symptoms of TMJ<\/h2>\n

Although the most commonly mentioned symptom of TMJ<\/b> is pain while chewing, talking or yawning, other symptoms include:<\/p>\n