Mouth opening with a thumping sound is considered to be caused by temporomandibular joint strain, temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome, and so on.
1. Temporomandibular joint strain: due to long-term incorrect biting habit or mental stress, it will lead to temporomandibular joint strain, and there will be thumping sound when opening mouth, and at the same time, there will be restriction of opening mouth, temporomandibular joint pain and other symptoms.
2. Temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome: If there are occlusal factors, muscle dysfunction, trauma factors, overloaded joints, inflammation and immunity factors, joint anatomical factors and other factors, resulting in the patient’s mouth opening with a thumping sound, accompanied by symptoms such as jaw movement abnormalities.
If the symptoms continue to develop, it is recommended that the patient go to a regular hospital in a timely manner, under the diagnosis of the doctor, according to the patient’s specific condition, to take targeted treatment.