Maryland Dental School to Help Solve Mystery of Jaw Pain

For millions of people with mysterious pain of the jaw region, there may be help on the way. Researchers at the University of Maryland Dental School hope their new seven-year, $17 million study of 3,400 study subjects will finally identify the cause and effect, and point to possible cures for temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD).

For most people, the discomfort from the commonly called “TMJ” group of disorders will eventually go away with little or no treatment says the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in Bethesda. However, many TMJD patients develop significant, long-term problems that cause chronic pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and muscles that control jaw movement.

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