What Conditions May Produce Similar Signs and Symptoms as TMJDs?

Conditions that may produce similar signs and symptoms as TMJDs (pain and/or jaw dysfunction) and can lead to misdiagnosis include:

* Atypical (vascular) neuralgia
* Hypo- and hyperkinesia (abnormal jaw movements)
* Lyme disease
* Myositis (muscle inflammation)
* Myositis ossificans (calcification in a muscle)
* Otitis (earache)
* Parotitis (salivary gland inflammation)
* Scleroderma (chronic hardening of the skin)
* Sinusitis
* Temporal arteritis (inflammation of the temporal artery)
* Toothache
* Trigeminal neuralgia
* Trotter's syndrome (nasopharyngeal carcinoma)