Frances Dagumboy of infoLongTermCare.org has posted a new article about Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders In Seniors. Read It Here (New Window)

Useful Long Term Care Medical Articles

This site always has useful articles concerning the medical aspects of long term care and the diseases most commonly associated with it.

Here's a small segment:

"TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, the joint that connects our lower jaw called mandible to the temporal bone of the skull. However, TMJ is commonly used by many people to refer to a group of conditions that affect the temporomandibular joint itself. Some practitioners include dysfunctions of the neck in this group. Currently, more than 10 million people in the United States have TMJ disorders."

The article continues to discuss the causes and risk factors, the diagnosis and treatment as well as the prognosis and care plan that would be involved with TMJ.