A popping or clicking in the tempory Mandible Joint ( TMJ)

Dentists believe symptoms arise from problems with the muscles of your jaw or with the parts of the joint itself. Injury to your jaw, the joint, or the muscles of your head and neck like from a heavy blow or whiplash can lead to TMD.

Some other causes include:

• Grinding or clenching your teeth, which puts a lot of pressure on the joint
• Movement of the soft cushion or disc between the ball and socket of the joint
• Arthritis in the joint
• Stress, which can cause you to tighten facial and jaw muscles or clench the teeth

Symptoms of a popping in the mandible joint

• Clicking, popping, or grating sounds in the jaw joint when you open or close your mouth or chew. This may or may not be painful
• A tired feeling in your face
• Trouble chewing or a sudden uncomfortable bite as if the upper and lower teeth are not fitting together properly
• Swelling on the side of your face
• A popping sound when you open your mouth wide

You may also have toothaches, headaches, neck aches, dizziness, earaches, hearing problems, upper shoulder pain, and ringing in the ears.

How can you treat TMD

Use moist heat or cold packs and apply it for 10 min and apply it to the side of your face

• Eat soft food
• Avoid extreme jaw movements
• Don't rest your chin on your hands
• Keep your teeth slightly apart as often as you can
• Learn relaxation techniques to help loosen up your jaw
• Wearing a night guard while sleeping it will help to stop this problem as well
• isit your dentist he will replace missing teeth and use crowns, bridges or braces to balance the biting surfaces of your teeth or to correct the bite problem.