TMJ/TMD

Biofeedback may help treat TMDs

Biofeedback may help effectively manage temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and improve patients’ well-being, reports a review recently published in BMC Oral Health.

September 11, 2025

Biofeedback Patient Aman Woody 400

Mindfulness may improve TMD-related pain

Practicing mindfulness may ease the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional challenges of managing pain-related temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), suggests research in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.

August 20, 2025

Mindfulness Woman Yauhen

Stop with social media! Your mouth may thank you?

By Melissa Busch

Time spent on social media may be linked to certain oral behaviors that are strong contributing factors to temporomandibular disorders.

June 30, 2025

Worried Woman Smartphone Iona

Confessions of a TMJ-confused dentist

By Dr. Ankur Gupta

Patients suffering from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain no longer have to endure the wait for a night guard, writes Ankur Gupta of Catapult Education, who reviews the Kettenbach QuickSplint.

June 24, 2025

Worn Teeth Thitinon

These factors may predict sleep bruxism in TMD patients

In patients with temporomandibular disorder, three factors may be linked with an increased risk of sleep bruxism, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

June 11, 2025

This tool may prevent oral diseases in real time

A new smartphone application may help dentists monitor bite force in real time, offering feedback to improve diagnosis and treatment.

May 15, 2025

Dentist Smartphone

Complications may arise in nearly 40% of TMJ surgeries

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement surgery may have complications, most often temporary facial nerve damage, in almost 40% of cases. This study was recently published in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.

May 5, 2025

Dentist Surgery

Antidepressants plus these therapies may help TMD

Combining antidepressants with certain treatments may help relieve pain and improve function in patients with a chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD), according to a review recently published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.

April 17, 2025

Prescription Medicines Best

PRP shot may offer pain relief from TMJ osteoarthritis

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections after joint puncture may provide significant pain relief in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis, according to a review published recently in BMC Oral Health.

April 14, 2025

Plasma Rich Protein Prp Johann Heldebrand

1st reported case of small intestine tumor spreading to the TMJ

By Melissa Busch

A small intestine neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasized to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in a man, which is believed the first reported case of its kind.

March 19, 2025

Dentist Ct Pavel Siamionov

An unusual treatment may reduce chronic TMD pain

By Melissa Busch

A medication commonly prescribed to treat depression may help reduce spontaneous pain in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a new study.

March 13, 2025

PTSD may be linked to TMD, awake bruxism

Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more likely to develop temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and awake bruxism, according to a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.

March 11, 2025

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