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Temporomandibular Disorders<br />

• Temporomandibular joints<br />

– Capsulitis/arthritis<br />

• Symptoms<br />

– Pain in <strong>TMJ</strong> or in front of ear<br />

– Pain exacerbated by jaw function<br />

– May have limited mandibular function secondary to pain<br />

•Signs<br />

– <strong>TMJ</strong> tender to palpation<br />

– <strong>TMJ</strong> pain worsened upon clenching<br />

– Limited active mandibular range of motion, laterotrusion,<br />

protrusion

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