You went to bed feeling relatively fine. Perhaps a mild tightness along the jaw, perhaps nothing at all. But when the alarm sounds and you attempt your first yawn of the morning, the pain is unmistakable—a deep, grinding ache radiating from the joint just below your ear, stiffness that makes it difficult to open your …

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There is a quiet progression happening inside the jaws of millions of Americans right now. It begins with something barely noticeable—a faint click when chewing, a subtle tightness along the jawline after a stressful workday, or a dull ache behind the ear that disappears by mid-morning. These early TMJ symptoms are so easy to dismiss …

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