You may not even realise just how delicate your mouth is and may take it for granted that it will be there for you, whatever you chuck at it- that is until you get a wake up call when something goes wrong. The most delicate of spots in the mouth are the temporomandibular joints (TMJ); this is the point where the lower jaw meets the upper jaw and they are quite tiny and they rely on the muscles around them in order to operate freely. They can cope with you nattering away and eating your heart out each day in central Leeds, but what they don’t need is to be exposed to other extra-curricular dangers. If you love physical sports, you need to ensure you protect your mouth as well as you can; teeth grinding can also wreck these joints. If you find your jaws clicking or aching all of the time, you must act fast because you are thin ice now; you don’t want to start having surgery, because that is what it will take to repair badly damaged jaw-joints- ironically the term TMJ is what is used for the condition of damaged joints. Worse still, injury here can also impact through all areas of your head, down through the neck and into your upper back- and then you truly are in serious trouble. No-one is saying that you should stop having fun in life, but just be aware of the delicate nature of your mouth and jaws and protect them the best you can.
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