When you open your mouth, your cheek bones will make noises

In daily life, many people will hear a clicking sound in the bones of their cheeks when they eat or open their mouths. When this happens, many people will be startled and don't know what is going on. When this happens, it is generally caused by temporomandibular joint disorder. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is needed. If the symptoms are severe, treatment is required.

When you open your mouth, your cheek bones will make a sound

This disease is called "temporomandibular joint disorder". Some patients also feel that their ears ring when they eat. This is a dental disease.

The cause of the disease is often eating on one side, biting hard objects, or suddenly opening the mouth.

As for treatment, it is not necessary. Some cases will get better slowly, but of course some are more serious. You can use a hot towel or hot water bottle for hot compress, twice a day, each time for 20 minutes. This treatment is simple and quick. Be careful not to get burned.

Causes of TMJ Disorder

1. Mental factors

Psychological factors play a very important role in the occurrence and aggravation of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome.

2. Traumatic factors

Many patients have a history of local trauma. Such as acute traumas such as external impact, sudden biting of hard objects, opening the mouth too wide (such as yawning); also frequent chewing of hard food, nighttime grinding of teeth, and unilateral chewing habits. These factors may cause joint contusion or strain and dysfunction of the chewing muscles.

3. Occlusal factors

Occlusion disorders can also lead to the occurrence or aggravation of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome. Such as occlusal interference, excessive tooth wear, excessive molar loss, poor restorations, and low intermaxillary distance. Disorders in occlusal relationships can disrupt the functional balance between the internal structures of the joints and promote the occurrence of this disease.

4. Systemic and other factors

Systemic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, can also cause TMJ disorders. In addition, some iatrogenic factors, such as radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, can lead to structural and functional changes in the masticatory muscles and can also cause temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome.

Temporomandibular joint disorder symptoms

The main clinical manifestations of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome include local joint soreness or pain, joint clicking and mandibular movement disorders. The pain may be located in the joint area or around the joints; it may be accompanied by tenderness of varying degrees. Joint soreness or pain is especially noticeable when chewing or opening the mouth. The snapping sound occurs when the mouth is opened. The sound can occur at different stages of mandibular movement and can be a crisp single sound or a series of fragmented sounds. Common movement obstacles include limited mouth opening, mandibular deviation when opening the mouth, and limited left and right mandibular movement. In addition, it may be accompanied by symptoms such as temporal pain, dizziness, and tinnitus.