2007-01-27 07:44:21 · 3 answers · asked by pennypincher 7 in Health ➔ Dental
I'm a dentist.
When you tear the anterior cruciate ligament in your knee, do you say, "I have ACL"? ACL stands for "anterior cruciate ligament", and "TMJ" stands for temporomandibular joint. The TMJ is simply an anatomical component of your body, i.e. the joint between your mandible and your head.
Malocclusion, on the other hand, is essentially "bad" occlusion, i.e. where one's maxillary teeth do not occlude with their mandibular teeth in the "proper" fashion. Some argue that this can lead to TMJ problems, but this relationship is debated among dental professionals.
2007-01-27 14:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TMJ is a syndrome that can be caused by many things. Maloclusion (your mouth doesn't close properly) is one of them. The TMJ syndrome has to do the joints of the jaw that are in pain and produce noises and other things
2007-01-27 07:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TMJ involves the jaw, where the lower jaw and the upper jaw meet. Malocclusion refers to where and how the teeth meet.
2007-01-27 07:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋