Jaw Joint Disease

It has recently been revealed that milk, which serves to strengthen the jawbone, plays an important role in the prevention of many diseases. In addition, fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel, which are a rich food source of calcium that protects teeth and gums, greatly contribute in particular to the dental development of children.

In joint treatment, the splint is used to provide muscle relaxation and to regulate jaw closure. It is a device specially made from acrylic. It minimizes malfunctions and prevents the harmful effects of squeezing and squeaking. The duration of treatment varies between 3 and 6 months.

Talking and smiling disorders can be the result of diseases of the jaw and teeth. If the lower jaw is more prominent than the upper jaw, or if it is more severe, the abnormality on the face can be easily seen with the naked eye. Patients may have trouble of eating and speaking, as well as pain in the jaw and jaw joints.

If the lower jaw recession is severe in patients, the curvature between the lower lip and the tip of the chin deepens. The reason for this deepening is the contact of the upper incisors with the lower lip. As a result of this contact, the lip is pushed down. When the patient is seen from the front, the most prominent feature is a horizontal line on the cruciform between the tip of the chin and the lower lip. Seen in profile, patients with lower jaws position their head forward. That is, their neck is forward. The reason for this has to do with the narrowing of the tongue chamber due to jaw and breathing delay.

People with a forward lower jaw throw their head back. The zygomatic bone, known as the cheekbone, may appear weak. Since the upper lip is positioned backwards, it may appear weak.

The positional differences of these anatomical formations in the 3 directions of space can be clearly assessed by X-rays taken from the front and side of the patients.

Making noise in the jaw while eating, chewing gum or yawning is a situation that scares most people. If the sound gets louder with each passing day, a specialist orthodontist or splint orthodontists should be consulted immediately.

Jaw pain can be caused by joint disorders. This type of pain is usually caused by problems with the jaw joint or the muscles that allow chewing. Jaw pain, which is seen in many people, negatively affects people’s functions such as chewing and swallowing.

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