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TMJ disorder; a[euro]My noble friend, chew upon this.a[euro] - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist, poet. Brutus, in Julius Caesar, Act 1, sc. 2, l. 171.(If Symptoms Persist)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20070826
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Byline: Dr. Brix Pujalte

OK never mind if the Bard meant "reflect" or "ruminate" for "chew."

It just sounded appropriate for an article on the TMJ or the temporo-mandibular joint. This articulation is what makes us possible to gnaw on meat, talk and shout, and do a hundred other things that involve opening and closing the jaws. And, as in most of our anatomy, we only know it exists when it hurts.

The TMJ. It's easy to mislabel the TMJ as a ginglymus or hinge joint. But it doesn't move like the elbow or ankle. These joints move only in plane (uniaxial). The TMJ is in ...

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