Explore: Mastication Disorders

is an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the

that moves during mastication and other activities, such as talking. While these four muscles are the primary participants in mastication, other muscles

("crenated tongue" or "scalloped tongue"). Hypertrophy of the muscles of mastication (increase in the size of the muscles that move the jaw), particularly

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD, also termed "temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome") is pain and dysfunction of the TMJ and the muscles of mastication (the

3389/fpsyg.2018.00953. PMC 6034066. PMID 30008683. Bruxner G (April 2016). "'Mastication rage': a review of misophonia - an under-recognised symptom of psychiatric

gastroduodenal disorder. In patients that have a history of eating disorders, Rumination syndrome is grouped alongside eating disorders such as bulimia

setting of tetanus. Trismus may be caused by spasm of the muscles of mastication or a variety of other causes. Temporary trismus occurs much more frequently

is the most common of the functional gastrointestinal disorders. These are idiopathic disorders that the Rome process has helped to define. Giardiasis

muscles that are involved in coordinated mastication as well as weakness of other important muscles of mastication and swallowing. Oculopharyngeal muscular

food acquisition, conveyance to the mouth, and/or initial processing (mastication or chewing). Many mouthparts and associate structures (such as pedipalps)