TMJ Awareness Month

Remember TMJ Awareness Month this November

On September 30, 1997, Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank called attention to the designation that coming November and all future Novembers as Jaw Joints-TMJ Awareness Month. Frank stated that TMJ was not one of the better-known abbreviations, but noted that temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders were among the more painful and least understood disorders affecting millions of […]

National TMJ Awareness Month

On September 30, 1997, United States Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts called his colleagues’ attention to the designation of that coming November and all future Novembers as Jaw Joints-TMJ Awareness Month. Frank noted that TMJ was not one of the better-known abbreviations and stated, “Temporomandibular joint disorders are among the more painful, yet least well-understood […]