{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Forty years of suffering chronic TMJ dysfunction: lessons learnt.
{Author}: Field EA;
{Journal}: Br Dent J
{Volume}: 236
{Issue}: 12
{Year}: 2024 Jun
{Factor}: 2.727
{DOI}: 10.1038/s41415-024-7507-4
{Abstract}: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) is a common condition, with patients reporting symptoms to both dentists and doctors. The aetiology of TMD is likely to be multifactorial, with occlusal, parafunctional and psychological factors all potentially playing a part to varying degrees in different individuals. A personal account by a dentist, suffering from TMD for over 40 years, chronicles their experience of different treatments and concludes that supporting a patient to 'learn to live' with TMD is pivotal to management.