H. Clifton Simmons III, D.D.S.

Symptoms of TMJ

The top twelve symptoms of 48 consecutive complex chronic TMJ patients in an ongoing research project by Dr. Simmons (and what percent of the patients reported this symptom) were:

1.	Headache in the right back of head	96%
2.	Painful to chew food	94%
3.	Headache in the left back of head	91%
4.	Headache in the left temple	91%
5.	Pain upon opening or closing mouth	89%
6.	Headache in the right temple	89%
7.	Left TMJ pain	89%
8.	Pain in the right back of neck	87%
9.	Headache in the right forehead	85%
10.	Right TMJ pain	85%
11.	Difficulty in chewing food	85%
12.	Pain in the left back of the neck	85%

If you have the above symptoms, then you should be evaluated by a dentist who treats temporomandibular disorders and craniofacial pain.