The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, sits just in front of each ear and lets your lower jaw hinge and slide. When it or the chewing muscles around it are strained, you can get jaw pain, clicking that hurts, a jaw that catches or locks, morning tightness, headaches at the temples or an ache in the ear. Doctors call this TMD, a temporomandibular disorder.

Most jaw pain settles with simple care: resting the jaw, changing a few habits, a custom night guard and short exercises. Surgery is rarely needed. The real work is finding which of three causes you have, because each is treated differently.

At The Smile Super Speciality Dental Clinic, in Kondapur, Hyderabad and in Vizag since 1997, TMJ treatment costs ₹15,000 to ₹50,000. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Y, MDS Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedist, assesses every jaw case. You get the exact figure in a written plan after a ₹500 consultation.

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