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Do TMJ Clicks and Pops Matter? Why Kids Shouldn't Click, Part 1 | Dr. Jim McKee
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Most patients click or pop at some point, so which TMJ clicks actually matter? In Part 1, Dr. Jim McKee, resident faculty at Spear Education, explains the difference between the 60-year-old who's clicked for 30 years with no problems and the 12-year-old whose click is quietly changing how the jaw grows.
In this episode:
- Why joints click: it starts with a ligament injury
- Occlusion as force distribution between the teeth and the joints
- How losing the disc turns a Class I patient into a Class II
- Lateral pole vs. medial pole: which clicks to worry about
- "Kids shouldn't click": why growing patients need a closer look
- The joint-airway connection
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Dr. Jim McKee practices in Downers Grove, Illinois, is resident faculty at Spear Education, and runs a Chicago study club on restorative dentistry and joints with Dr. Kurt Ringhofer, Dr. Seth Atkins and Dr. Drew McDonald.
Continue with Part 2: diagnosing the clicking joint with MRI and CBCT.
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