TMJ (Temperomandibular Joint) disorders are a wide array of problems related to your complex jaw joint. TMJ Stands for Temperomandibular joint which is the name for each joint (right and left) that connects your jaw to the spell and is located in front of your ears on both right and left side the problems in TMJ could be

1. Clicking or popping sound on opening this is usually due to slippage of Articular Disc in the joint which acts as a cushion and the joint head rubs against the disc on opening the jaw resulting in joint sound.
2. Pan in and around the joint:– this is usually due to fatigue of the complex neuromuscular apparatus in and around the joint causing myofacial pain.
3. Deviation on opening:- This is also due to uncoordination between the ligaments and muscles of the joint.
4. Partial or complete restriction in mouth Opening:- This may be due to spasm of muscle, or due to TMJ ANKYLOSIS where in the head of the joint fuses to the skull bone resulting in complete restriction of mouth opening due to child injury or middle ear infection.
5. Subluxation/ Dislocations of the jaw:- In this condition the jaw feels loose in the joint and even dislocates out of the joint.

All these above mentioned conditions require thorough clinical history, extensive clinical examination by radiograph and bite models to arrive at a diagnosis. Many modalities which may be surgical or non surgical may be employed to correct your disorder and achieve therapeutic benefit.