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What Causes Clicking Sound In TMJ Of A Child?

my 12 day old grand daughter has very pronounced clicking in the tmj bilaterally, it is not only when she eats, and no one seems to know what is causing it, I feel it may be loose ligaments because it does not seem to be causing pain yet, she seems to have control of face muscles, and her face does not seems to be malformed, however her skull protrudes at the back, we are told that this is because she was delivered by c section, but as far as I can see this is the only thing that I would consider to be out of the ordinary, you can feel the click in the back of the skull so at the least it does reverberate back there. do you have any thoughts on this?
Thu, 22 Feb 2018
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Hi..
Thanks for the query.

As per your complain it seems that clicking sound on TMJ bilaterally can be due to Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome or TMD/TMJ that can occur due to causes like forceps assisted delivery, trauma to jaw joint, teeth grinding habit, malaligned teeth etc..

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get her evaluated and along with it get a Panoramic x ray done..

Treatment will depend on the exact cause..

She can be advised night guards, physiotherapy etc..
Along with it avoid excessive mouth opening and chewing very hard foods..

Hope this helps..

Take care!

Regards..
Dr.Honey Arora, Dentist
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What Causes Clicking Sound In TMJ Of A Child?

Hi.. Thanks for the query. As per your complain it seems that clicking sound on TMJ bilaterally can be due to Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome or TMD/TMJ that can occur due to causes like forceps assisted delivery, trauma to jaw joint, teeth grinding habit, malaligned teeth etc.. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get her evaluated and along with it get a Panoramic x ray done.. Treatment will depend on the exact cause.. She can be advised night guards, physiotherapy etc.. Along with it avoid excessive mouth opening and chewing very hard foods.. Hope this helps.. Take care! Regards.. Dr.Honey Arora, Dentist