Your jaw’s resting position and 表参道 歯列矯正 function plays a essential role in your overall oral health and comfort. When your bite is correctly balanced, the jaw joint functions smoothly, allowing you to chew, speak, and yawn without pain or restriction. Yet, if your jaw is misaligned, whether due to genetics, injury, or habits like teeth grinding, it can exert excessive pressure on the joint and adjacent tissues. This strain commonly results in temporomandibular joint disorders, which can cause a variety of signs such as jaw pain, clicking or popping sounds, headaches, earaches, and inability to open your mouth wide.

Most are unaware that their persistent head or shoulder pain may be directly tied to TMJ dysfunction. When the mandible is not in its neutral alignment, the chewing and stabilizing muscles must struggle to maintain function.