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Temporomandibular Disorders – An Update

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ Disorder ) or Temporomandibular Disorders ( TMD’s ) is amusculoskeletal pathology affecting the masticatory ( or chewing ) system. TMD’s is an umbrella term which incorporates diseases not only associated with TMJ but also with the muscles of mastication, neck and also back muscles. Patient with TMD’s often presents with pain in jaw , face, head, neck and back pain.Sometimes headaches and neck pain may be the only symptoms leading the patient to visit ENT specialist, general physician and neurologists. Myofascial pain which is a TMD , often gets misdiagnosed as migraine or Trigeminal neuralgia leading to patient suffering from ineffective and inadequate treatments.Prof.Dr.Deepak Daryani is Orofacial Pain specialist with academic and clinical experience of 20 years. His expertise is in managing TMD’s conservatively following current, evidence based , research oriented method. He follows holistic multimodal therapy which global research suggests is the best way for approaching TMD’s. Prof. Dr. Deepak Daryani practices at HSR Dental Clinic & Implant Centre in Bangalore andvarious other centres nationally & internationally. A brief introduction about Prof. Dr. Deepak Daryani is mentioned below.Dr Deepak Daryani. BDS MDSProfessor , Ex- HOD & PG GuideDept. of Oral Medicine & RadiologyMalabar Dental College & Research Centre.Fellow In Orofacial Pain, TMD’s & Dental Sleep medicine from Rosemund University, Utah, USA.Founder OfHSR Dental Clinic & Implant CentreTMJ & Orofacial Pain Centres atHSR Dental Clinic & Implant Centre, Bangalore