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Originally Posted by ryoungs
I am pretty certain I have a "slipped disc" of cartilage in my jaw. My jaw pops loudly and constantly, and I am starting to hear bone grinding against bone in my jaw. I am a recently arrived snowbird, so I don't know a thing about doctors here. Can you recommend a doctor who treats (or does surgery on)
such things?
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I never even heard of this condition two months ago and I still don’t know anything about it other than it is painful. A good friend of mines wife has TMJ and has seen two or three doctors down here. Apparently it is a very specialized field. One of the doctors was from Atlanta, but comes to the Brownwood hospital once a month. I do know from the doctors she has seen that surgery is the last option. But if your jaw locks up emergency surgery will be necessary. I will ask her for the doctors names tomorrow and pm you. Meanwhile you can Google TMJ or temporomandibular joint dysfunction and learn about symptoms and treatments.