Malocclusion as a Cause of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

The jaw and skull are joined at the temporal mandibular joint (TMJ), a synovial joint. You can find these two joints directly in front of your ears. Each joint comprises the mandibular condyle, the temporal bone’s articular tubercle, and an articulating disk. Allowed motions include lateral, vertical, and horizontal movement, protrusion, and retrusion. The complex motions of chewing, speaking, and generating facial emotions are made possible by this joint and the muscles that link to it. The joint pain and dysfunction that affect the jaw joint are known as temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) or TMJ syndrome. Myalgias, myofascial pain, arthralgia, disk displacement disorders, degenerative joint disease, subluxation, and 11 other pain-related and intra-articular TMJ diseases have been found by an international group. © 2025 Springer Nature Switzerland AG.