The TMJ is a very complex joint. It is called as the temporomandibular joint, which is connected the lower jaw joint, this is also called as the jaw joint, which helps in movement and chewing of the lower jaw. It helps in the chewing of food. There are lot of causes which causes any spasms or pains around the temporomandibular joint. These causes are numerous and there are wide variety of reasons why the muscle spasms occur. One maybe due to the local conditions, which may be the actual condition inside your mouth where there is malocclusion or malaligned teeth when the teeth are not in the proper position. This transmits the stresses onto the joints and causes pain around the joints. Other cause may be stress, stress related to your job, stress related to other family matters may cause some parafunctional habits such as grinding if the teeth or clenching of the teeth which may cause excessive forces on the joint and cause some muscle spasms. Some systemic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis may affect your jaw joint too and may affect the spams in and around the joints. Usually the symptoms associated with jaw joint are confused with ear pain and often misdiagnosed as an ear problem, but usually it is observed as difficulty whether it is in opening the mouth. Maybe pain around the ears that is radiating to your ear and the neck and there is soreness of the muscles you may also experience extreme head pain, dizziness, nausea. So consult your dentist to know to diagnose if you have such symptoms.

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