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A lot of problems which were once shrouded in secrecy have become connected to TMJ disorder in recent years. As was discovered, the part which conjoins our jaws to our skulls is a sensitive area that, when pressured, will result in a variety of troublesome signs for many portions of the body.

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Earaches, tooth pains, headaches, unusual speech patterns, throat pains, poor eyesight, and similar symptoms can be determinants of a TMJ disorder.

Do you know the TMJ causes?

Studying them will mean that we better chances of avoiding them.

- Failing to care for your teeth can result in TMJ. Decays may lead to toothaches, and toothaches will compel our jaw to close in a different way. Eventually, this may lead to abnormal closure of the temporomandibular joint which may result to a variety of problems.

- Trauma on the lower part of the face, particularly the sides, can result in TMJ. Sudden impact can even remove the jaw from the skull. If such alarming impact is experienced, the person concerned is strongly advised to seek medical opinion. As is usually the case, the effects may not be apparent, but long time consequences may already be developing under the skin.

- Unusual speech habits may be detrimental to the right conduct of the TMJ. Hence, do not push yourself to speak the wrong way. Specific words and specific phrases are supposed to be spoken in a specific way for a reason.

- Too much biting of nails can lead to TMJ problems. Nails aren't as soft as we'd like them tobe. Sometimes, they can provide pressure against the proper conduct of the temporomandibular joint, resulting to the birth of many possible TMJ disorders.

- Obsessive gum chewing. Chewing gums force the temporomandibular joint to work overtime, more than it should. This will weaken the area and make it more fragile to TMJ disorders.

- Bruxism, or teeth grinding can result in TMJ problems. If nails and gums aren't considered malleable enough, then our teeth would even be more dangerous for the TMJ region.

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Pete McKay is a Toronto based Information Systems Consultant