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Chronic Pain Research Alliance Praises Scheduling of Historic Senate Hearing

HELP Committee to Examine Ways to Tackle Epidemic of Chronic Pain, Builds on Landmark 2011 Institute of Medicine Study

2011−A Year We're Proud of and Our Plans for 2012

A Paradigm Shift. We’ve argued for some time that Temporomandbiluar Disorders (TMD) are not just about teeth and jaws, but...

TMJA's Sixth Scientific Meeting: A Paradigm Shift

The TMJA held its 6th international scientific conference June 5-7, 2011, at the Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology Conference...

An Implementation and Biobehavioral Study of TMJMD

A clinical study on TMJ disorders is being conducted in the Dallas, Texas area. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether early non-surgical...

Duloxetine (Cymbalta) For Treatment of Painful Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

The University of Maryland Dental School has completed recruitment for a clinical trial to see if the drug duloxetine (Cymbalta) relieves pain of...

Living with TMJD's: A lifelong challenge.

Jan 21, 2011

Living with TMJ disorders is a lifelong challenge for many sufferers. For many, primarily women, the constant disruption caused by the symptoms of this disorder deeply affect quality of life.  Constant pain and dysfunction coupled with dubious treatments and a lack of medical recognition has pushed many sufferers into the margins.

Our hope is that the information here will be useful in learning about and seeking effective treatment for TMJ Disorders.

What you will find in this section

 Living with TMJ Disorders Information
TMJD Basics
Help Yourself First
Diagnosing Your TMJD
TMJD Treatments
Healthcare Provider Checklist
The Cost of TMJD's
Association Conditions
Additional TMJ Resources
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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