And we are all now extremely familiar with a new body part: the TMJ, or temporomandibular joint, which connects the jawbone ...

You may be wondering what is meant by jaw joint dysfunction. Let’s start with the bony structure, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The TMJ is perhaps the most complicated joint in the human body.

A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng, published in PeerJ, has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and ...

Toni Bull was given the nickname Titanium Toni – which she said perfectly “encompasses what I am now” – by one of her friends as she has two titanium jaw joints following years of issues ...

Toni Bull, 35, from Buckinghamshire, was given the nickname Titanium Toni because she has two titanium jaw joints following years of issues, including clicking and reduced movement. She is due to ...

After visits to a dentist and hospital, it was a unique treatment which helped Madam Kong get rid of the pain – her jaw joint was replaced with a customised, 3D-printed implant. While such ...

ATEN-POUND bite requires a forty-pound contraction of the human jaw muscles. That is because the jaws are built on the principle of a pair of tongs, The power is applied near the joint ...

SINGAPORE – Since she was in her 40s, Madam Kong Choy Foong had experienced occasional pain in her jaw, but dismissed it as it was fleeting and intermittent. Over time, the pain became worse ...