{"id":705,"date":"2015-04-19T17:56:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T17:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leslatnerdds.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2015-04-02T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T18:00:53","slug":"treating-tmj-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/treating-tmj-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and Treating TMJ Disorder with Dr. Les Latner"},"content":{"rendered":"\"462039415\"<\/a>Do you often wake up in the morning with a sore jaw or a persistent headache? Do you experience stiffness in your muscles throughout your neck, shoulders, and back? These are among the most common symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMD. Left untreated, this condition can lead to further damage to the joints that hinge your jaw to your skull, causing even more pain and limited jaw movement. At the Los Angeles, CA<\/a> dental practice of Dr. Les Latner<\/a>, finally find relief from chronic TMJ pain.\r\n

TMJ Disorder Treatment for Jaw Pain<\/h2>\r\nThe delicate, triangular structures in your jaw joint are susceptible to damage from a variety of sources, but the two most common causes of TMJ disorder are trauma and jaw clenching. When these joints are misaligned or out of balance with the rest of the muscles and ligaments in the face, head, and neck, the result is TMJ pain. Symptoms of TMJ disorder include:\r\n