Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Its Management

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMDs) are a broad group of clinical problems involving any combinations of the masticatory musculature, the TMJ, and surrounding bony and soft tissue components. Symptoms of TMDs include limited mandibular range of motion, pain in the muscles of mastication, joint pain, associated joint noise during function, and functional limitation or deviation of jaw opening.Many of these patients also complain about facial pain, earache, and headache without being sure about the area that is actually being affected. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to be familiar with the origin of these conditions.This is an attempt to focus on the conservative treatment approach for complex temporomandibular disorders with prosthodontic scope.