{"id":1494,"date":"2022-02-18T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robertsondental.com\/?page_id=1494"},"modified":"2022-02-22T20:24:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:24:14","slug":"tmj-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robertsondental.com\/services\/general-family-dentistry\/tmj-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"TMJ Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Have you discovered\u00a0damage\u00a0<\/a>to your teeth and are not sure how it happened? Do you wake up in the morning with a headache or stiffness in your jaws? If so, contact Robertson Dental<\/a> at 301-588-3310 for an appointment with our dentist, Dr. Alicia Robertson, to see if TMJ problems are the culprit. Our office provides TMJ treatments in Silver Spring, Maryland, and we are happy to help you learn more and understand this issue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The TMJ is the temporomandibular joint, or the joint that connects the lower jaw to the rest of the head. The term \u201cTMJ\u201d is often used to refer to TMJ disorder, also called TMD, which occurs when the jaw joint becomes stressed, injured or misaligned. TMJ disorder may result due to several different factors, such as stress, bruxism (teeth grinding and clenching), arthritis in the TMJ, or trauma and injury to the head, neck or jaw.<\/p>

You may suffer from TMD if you experience frequent jaw pain or facial pain. TMJ disorders may also cause:<\/p>