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https://www.devotedfamilydental.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tmj.jpg848565If you have TMJ, that means that the hinge that connects your upper and lower jaw isn’t functioning like it should. You might not realize it, but this particular hinge is one of the more complex ones in your entire body. It is responsible for moving your lower jaw backward, forward and to the side. Anytime there is an issue that prevents all of the discs, bones, ligaments and muscles from being able to work the way they should, the condition is referred to as TMJ.