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Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders (TMJDs) - Similar Signs and Symptoms

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What Conditions May Produce Similar Signs and Symptoms as TMJDs?

Conditions that may produce similar signs and symptoms as TMJDs (pain and/or jaw dysfunction) and can lead to misdiagnosis include:

• Atypical (vascular) neuralgia
• Hypo- and hyperkinesia (abnormal jaw movements)
• Lyme disease
• Myositis (muscle inflammation)
• Myositis ossificans (calcification in a muscle)
• Otitis (earache)
• Parotitis (salivary gland inflammation)
• Scleroderma (chronic hardening of the skin)
• Sinusitis
• Temporal arteritis (inflammation of the temporal artery)
• Toothache
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Trotter's syndrome (nasopharyngeal carcinoma)

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