Seymour Dental Blog
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints – The jaw joints aspect – Part 1
The proper name for the jaw joint or the TMJ is the temporomandibular joint, i.e. the joint between the temporal and the mandibular bones. Within the joint, there is pad ...
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints – The muscle aspect – Part 3 – Treatment of TRISMUS
Treatment of this condition of Trismus,which is effectively the spasm of some of the jaw closing muscles, requires the control of the initial cause of the muscle damage. ...
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints – The muscle aspect – Part 2 – The problems – TRISMUS
The main drivers of the jaw joint complex are the muscles. The teeth, joint, bones and even the muscles themselves are all providing feedback to the brain. This enable ...
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints – The muscle aspect – Part 1
It is important point to note that the lower jaw (the mandible) is essentially held in a muscle sling that is hanging off the skull. The muscle themselves are found in t ...
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints – The teeth aspect
The teeth (or lack of teeth) drive the complex movements of mastication. The whole mastication complex of teeth, nerves, bones & muscles are all derived in their embr ...
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The jaw joint complex of the teeth, muscles and joints
There is an inter-relationship between the teeth and with muscles of mastication (chewing) and muscles of the neck and the temporal-mandibular joint (TMJ). This is due to ...
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Brisbane Dental Trade Exhibition 2026 – Dentist at Large
Monday 12th October 2026
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More on Sunnyfield 2026
Monday 5th October 2026
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Big Thank You from Team Sunnyfield 2026
Monday 28th September 2026
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The 10km Team Sunnyfield Run Day – Bring it on!
Monday 21st September 2026
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More Team Training for Sunnyfield further afield
Monday 14th September 2026